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Church  aiul   Buildings  Adjoining,  Murray  St..  New  N'ork. 

By  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq. 

(Made  by  A.  Stevenson.    See  No.  70.) 

Collection  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Neal. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN 
POTTERY 

OLD   ENGLISH  CHINA  WITH  AMERICAN  VIEWS 
A  Manual  for  Collectors 

BY 

EDWIN  atLee  Barber,  a.m.,  Ph.D., 

Author  of  ^'The  Potlery   and  Porcelain    of  the    United  States^';  '■'American 
Glassware,   Old  and  A'ew'";  Etc.,  Etc;  Curator  and  Secretary 
of  the  Fennsylrania  Museum   and  School  of 
Industrial  Art,  Philadelphia. 


SECOND  EDITION,  REVISED  AND  ENLARGED. 


With   135  Illustrations. 


PRKSS  OF 

Patterson  &  Whitk  Company, 

philadelphia,  pa. 

igoi. 


145783 


Copyright 
1901 
l>v  Edwin  A.  IIarkkr 


Preface, 


Ar  THE  SDLICITATIOX  of  numerous  collectors  of  old 
l^nglish  china  bearing  American  views,  a  series  of  illus- 
•  trated  papers  was  prepared  by  the  writer  and  published 
in  The  Clay-U'orlccr,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  In  the  introduc- 
tory chapter  nothing  but  a  brief  review  of  the  earlier  Liver- 
pool designs  was  attempted,  because  of  the  scarcity  of  such 
pieces  at  this  late  day.  The  main  purpose  of  the  compiler  was 
to  present  as  complete  a  list  of  the  later  Staffordshire  de- 
signs in  dark  blue  and  other  colors  as  possible,  so  classified 
that  the  productions  of  each  potter  should  be  grouped  to- 
gether, whereby  the  identification  of  unmarked  pieces  might 
be  facilitated  to  some  extent  by  means  of  common  border  de- 
vices. It  was  not  deemed  necessary  to  present  detailed  de- 
scriptions of  views,  for  the  reason  that  they  would  not  be 
required  by  collectors  who  possessed  examples  of  china  bear- 
ing the  designs  dcscril)e(l,  nor  carry  definite  meaning  to  those 
who  did  not. 

The  need  of  a  pocket  manual  of  such  china,  compact  in  ar- 
rangement and  convenient  for  ready  reference,  has  long  been 
felt.  These  lists  have,  therefore,  been  republished  in  a  form 
suitable  for  collectors  and  others  interested  in  the  subject. 
The  numbering  of  the  American  designs  and  border  pat- 
terns will  aft'ord  a  convenient  means  of  reference  among 
correspondents,  and  the  index  at  the  end  will  serve  as  a  check 
list  for  collections. 

It  was  originally  intended  to  indicate  the  shape  of  the  piece 
or  the  size  of  the  plate  on  which  each  design  occurs,  but  this 
classification  was  found  to  be  well-nigh  impossible,  on  ac- 
count of  the  apparent  lack  of  any  definite  system  followed  by 
manufacturers  in  the  decoration  of  pieces.  The  view  of  the 
Philadelphia   Library,   produced  by  J-    &   W.    Ridgway,   for 


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instance,  is  only  known  to  have  been  printed  on  eight-inch 
breakfast  plates,  while  the  "States'"  and  "Landing  of  Lafay- 
ette" designs  of  Clews  occur  in  all  sizes,  from  the  small  cup 
plate  to  the  largest  platter,  and,  in  fact,  have  been  found  on 
almost  every  variety  of  article  belonging  to  table  services  and 
toilet  sets.  A  mere  list  of  the  subjects,  therefore,  is  pre- 
sented, without  regard  to  the  shapes  or  dimensions  of  the 
objects  wdiich  they  embellish. 

The  numbering  of  the  border  devices  has  not  been  extended 
to  special  designs  used  in  isolated  instances,  of  which  the 
"Landing  of  the  Pilgrims"  (No.  i)  is  a  striking  example,  but 
is  confined  to  series  of  two  or  more  view's,  such  as  the  "Beau- 
ties of  America,"  by  the  Ridgway  Brothers,  and  the  "Pic- 
turescjue  Views"  of  Clews. 

The  marks  or  title  engravings  on  the  bottoms  of  pieces  are 
usually  characteristic  and  distinctive,  and  often  render  effec- 
tive assistance  in  determining  the  origin  of  dou])tful  speci- 
mens. It  has  not  been  thought  necessary,  however,  to  repro- 
duce them  here,  since  the  marginal  engravings  serve  the  same 
purpose  and  are  usually  a  safer  guide  to  follow. 

Since  the  appearance  of  the  first  edition  of  this  work,  in 
1899,  numerous  new  designs  relating  to  the  history  of  the 
P'nited  States,  as  therein  predicted,  have  come  from  their 
hiding-places,  while  the  number  of  collectors,  in  all  parts  of 
the  country,  has  greatly  increased.  The  demand  for  a  book 
of  this  nature  has  far  exceeded  the  supply,  so  that  a  second 
edition  has  become  an  imperative  necessity. 

In  the  revised  lists  which  follow,  errors  in  title  or  attribu- 
tion, which  for  various  reasons  were  unavoidable  in  the 
first  edition,  have  been  corrected,  and  iip-a'ard  of  on:  hiiitdrcd 
and  fifty  early  designs  have  been  added.  Not  the  least  im- 
])oriant  feature  of  the  present  work  is  the  separation  and 
rearrangement  of  the  designs  of  A.  Stevenson  and  R.  Steven- 
son, which  have  occasioned  so  much  confusion  in  the  minds 
of  collectors.  To  many,  the  introduction  of  lists  of  modern 
views  in  dark  blue  will  also  prove  of  interest,  while  the 
chapter  on  forgeries  recently  discovered  will  probably  save 
many  a  would-be  purchaser  from  mortifying  imposition. 

The  author  avails  himself  of  this  opportimitv  to  ihank 
those  in  general  wlio  liaw  aided  him  in  ])erfecting  these  lists, 


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but  desires  to  acknowledge  his  obligations  in  particular  to 
Dr.  J.  Milton  Coburn,  South  Xorwalk,  Conn.:  Dr.  Daniel 
Yoder,  Catasauqua,  Pa. ;  Mr.  Eugene  Tompkins,  Boston, 
Mass.;  Mr.  James  Terry  and  Mr.  Frank  H.  Hooker,  Xew 
Haven,  Conn.;  Mr.  William  A.  Cooper,  Conshohocken,  Pa.; 
Mr.  W.  F.  Sheely,  New  Oxford,  Pa.;  Mr.  William  G.  White, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  B.  Neal,  Easton.  Pa. : 
Mr.  R.  T.  Haines  Halsey,  New  York,  and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  L. 
Hurd,  of  Lakeville,  Conn.,  for  free  access  to  their  valuable  col- 
lections and  for  assistance  rendered  in  the  identification  of  new 
designs.  To  The  Clay-lVorker,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  The  Nezv 
England  Magacine,  Boston,  Mass. ;  The  Keraniic  Studio. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  The  Illustrated  Glass  and  Pottery  JVorld. 
Chicago,  111.,  and  The  Literary  Collector,  New  York,  he  is 
indebted  for  the  use  of  illustrations  which  originally  appeared 
in  those  publications  in  connection  wnth  his  contributions  on  this 
subject. 

Edwin  A.  Barber. 

West  Chester,  Pa. 
October  i,   1901. 


Printed  Designs  Relating  to  America, 
by  Old  English  Potters. 


LIVERPOOL  WARE. 


THE  EARLIEST  POTTERY  with  printed  designs  of 
American  subjects  \yas  made  at  Eiverpool,  England, 
toward  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  The 
art  of  transfer  printing  on  earthenware  had  been  practiced, 
to  a  limited  extent,  for  about  forty  years  before  the  English 
potters  turned  their  attention  to  the  American  market.  The 
credit  of  the  invention  of  this  style  of  decoration  has  been 
claimed  by  both  Worcester  and  Liverpool,  but  the  weight  of 
the  evidence  at  our  conunand  seems  to  be  in  favor  of  the 
latter  place,  where,  it  is  said,  copperplate  printing  on  both 
pottery  and  porcelain  was  commenced  as  early  as  1752,  by 
John  Sadler,  who  is,  therefore,  claimed  to  be  the  originator 
of  the  process. 

Liver]:)()()l  ware  of  this  character  is  distinguished  by  its 
cream-colored  bod}-  and  its  black  prints  of  copperplate  en- 
gravings, usually  under  the  glaze,  or  frequently  covered  with 
a  gloss  which  gives  them  the  appearance  of  having  been  ap- 
plied beneath  tlie  glaze.  Occasionally  these  prints  were  re- 
touched by  hand  w'ith  color,  but  the  majority  of  pieces  which 
have  come  down  to  us  are  printed  in  black,  an  occasional  one 
being  found  in  green  or  brown. 

The  different  shapes  (^f  articles  of  Liverpool  manufacture 
so  decorated  were  limited  in  mmiber.  among  which  we  find 
three  characteristic  forms  which  largely  j'jredominated. 
These  were  ])itchei"s  I  more  i)roi)erly  called  jugs),  bowls  and 
mtigs.     riates,  tea])ots  and  an  occasional  piece  of  some  other 


AX( ;lo-amkrica\  pottery 


Liverpool  Jug,  with  Design  of  St.  John  and  the  Nativil>. 


8  AXGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 

pattern  sometimes  turn  up,  but  these  have  not  been  found  in 
sufficient  number  to  claim  special  attention. 

The  Liverpool  pitchers  are  mainly  of  one  form,  or 
modifications  of  the  same. — a  tall,  gracefully  curving  l)ody 
with  sharp,  pointed  lip,  whose  upper  line  is  a  continuation  of 
the  horizontal  line  of  the  rim;  the  handle  is  a  plain  oval, 
starting  on  a  level  with  the  top  of  the  body  and  terminating 
about  the  center  of  the  side.  This  form,  while  light  and 
graceful,  is  simple  in  the  extreme,  without  any  relief  orna- 
mentation whatever,  presenting  a  perfectly  plain  surface  ad- 
mirably suited  for  decoration.  Such  was  the  typical  pitcher 
made  in  Liverpool  and  pther  places  in  England  late  in  the 
eighteenth  century  and  early  in  the  nineteenth,  and  to  it  may 
properly  be  applied  the  term  "Colonial." 

The  Liverpool  bowls  were  also  plain  and  simple  in  outline 
and  differed  only  in  size,  the  dimensions  always  suggesting 
the  uses  to  which  they  were  put,  the  smaller  examples  having 
been  used,  doubtless,  for  porridge  bowls  and  the  larger  for 
punch  bowls.  Occasionally  we  find  an  enormous  bowl  with 
its  accompanying  jug  of  proportionate  size,  suggesting  the 
possibility  of  their  having  served  the  purpose  of  toilet  utensils. 

The  mugs  were  stiffiy  cylindrical  in  form  and  usually  about 
six  inches  in  height,  evidently  intended  as  receptacles  for  ale 
or  other  beverages. 

The  decorative  subjects  which  appear  on  Liverpool  cream- 
ware  are  varied  in  character.  Many  pieces  were  ornamented 
with  ships  and  maritime  emblems  and  were  brought  to  this 
country  in  large  numbers  by  returning  seamen.  Frequently 
ship-owners  ordered  from  the  Liverpool  potters  pieces  bear- 
ing views  of  their  own  vessels.  A  pitcher  of  this  character 
shows  an  engraving  of  the  ship  "Astrea"  of  W'iscasset,  and  it 
is  known  that  this  vessel  was  built  at  that  place  in  1793  by 
General  Abiel  Wood,  one  of  the  largest  ship-owners  at  that 
time  in  New  England.  Her  burthen  was  458  tons,  and  Alex- 
ander Askins  was  her  first  master.  In  1802  she  was  lost  at 
sea,  and,  singularly  enough,  the  pitcher  which  was  made  for 
her  is  now  in  the  possession  of  a  collector  of  old  cliina  in 
England. 

r.ii)lical  designs  were  sometimes  used  as  decorative  subjects 
l)y   the  early   Liverpool   potters.      (  )n  a   pair  oi  tiles   in   the 


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A  Masonic  Mug,  Liverpool  Ware. 


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AX(;Lr)-A.MERICAX  POTTERY. 


Mayer  Museum  of  that  city  "The  W'ouian  of  Samaria"  aud 
■■])avi(l  and  (ioHatli"  are  re])resented.  In  the  same  exhibit 
will  be  found  a  teapot  l)earinLi"  a  portrait  of  Rev.  John  Wesley 
on  one  side,  and  on  the  o])posite  a  representation  of  the 
Repentance    ni    St.    Peter    and    the    Good    Samaritan,    accom- 


Xapoleoii  Stopped  in  His  Career. 


panied  l)y  the  in>cri])li()n.  "Let  xour  conwrsatit  >n  be  as  I)e- 
cometh  the  ( ios]:)el  of  Christ."  Tliis  interesting"  example  is 
signed  by  ( iuy  (jrecn,  at  one  time  a  ])artncr  of  John  Sadler. 
In  the  culK'ction  of  the  late  I  )r.  Irving  W.  Lyon,  of  LLart- 
ford,  Conn..  i>  a  seven-inch  Li\er])0(>l  creamware  jug  which 
bears  on  each  .--ide  a  large  oval  meilalliun.  one  representing 
St.  bihn  and  the  other  the  Xativitw 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


Numerous  other  Scriptural  designs  have  been  found  on 
old  Liverpool  pottery,  but  it  is  not  within  the  scope  of  this 
work  to  review  them.  Masonic  devices  were  employed  to  a 
greater  extent,  on  pieces  made  principally  for  the  use  of 
lodges,  tiiough  frec[uently  bearing"  the  initials  of  individual 
owners.  It  seems  to  have  been  a  widely  distributed  custom  of 
that  dav  to  order  Masonic  china  both  for  public  and  private 
use,  if  we   mav  judge  In-  the   great  number  and  variety  of 


Hostilities. 

pieces  bearing  fraternal  emblems,  many  of  them  now  obsolete. 
Water  jugs,  punch  bowls  and  ale  mugs  of  this  character  were 
made  in  great  profusion,  and  many  of  them  found  their  way 
to  this  country.  One  of  the  most  elaborate  of  these  Masonic 
designs  occurs  on  a  mug,  accompanied  by  the  inscription: 

"The  Mysteries  which  here  are  Shown 
Are  only  to  a  Mason  Known.'" 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


It  would  be  safe  to  add  that  some  of  these  symbols  are  not 
even  recognizable  by  Masons  of  the  present  day. 

\Ve  occasionally  find  on  Liverpool  ware  made  after  1800 
caricatures  which  possess  a  political  significance.  Printed 
cartoons  of  this  nature  were  used  extensively  in  England, 
and  some  of  them  relate  to  public  affairs  in  this  country. 
Xapoleon  seems  to  have  been  the  common  butt  of  the  Eng- 
lish potters,  and  in  many  instances  he  is  represented  in  con- 
nection with  American  statesmen  and  incidents  in  our  na- 
tional history.  There  is  a  jug  in  the  collection  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Hurd  which  bears  on  one  side  a  design  of  three  warriors 
entitled  "Hostilities."  On  the  reverse  is  a  print  showing 
Xapoleon  I  in  the  act  of  placing  one  foot  on  Germany  in  the 
chart  of  Europe  and  holding  the  other  foot  above  Holland. 
John  Bull,  who  stands  before  him,  has  cut  off  the  toe  of  Na- 
poleon's boot  and  is  saying,  "I  ax  pardon.   Master  Boney, 

but  as  we  say  paws  of  Pompey,  we 
keep  this  little  spot  to  ourselves. 
You  must  not  dance  here,  Master 
Boney."  From  the  mouth  of 
Xapoleon  are  issuing  the  following 
words :  "Ah,  voli  tam  John  Bull, 
you  have  spoil  my  danc;  you  have 
ruin  all  my  projcts." 

A  jug  of  the  same  period,  in  the 
Pennsylvania  Museum,  Philadel- 
phia, bears  a  black  print  which  was 
evidently  suggested  by  a  cartoon 
jJLiblished  by  the  h'ederalists  in  this 
country  during  the  "Long  Em- 
bargo" of  1 807- 1 809.  In  this  de- 
sign John  Bull  is  represented  hold- 
ing the  horns  of  a  cow, — symbolical 
of  the  L^nited  States.  Bonaparte 
pulls  at  her  tail,  and  Jefferson  is 
shown  in  the  act  of  milking  her. 

Another  cartoon  of  the  same  series  is  found  on  Liverpool 
jugs  and  plates.  In  the  center  of  this  device  stands  a  cow, 
which  is  being  milked  by  one  man,  while  a  second  is  sawing  off 
her  horns.     At  one  side  stand  two  other  men,  each  holding  in 


Cartoon  issued  during  the  "  Long 
Embargo." 


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13 


Liverpool  Plate.    Cartoon  of  the  "  Long  Embargo." 


14 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


lii>  hand  a  l)o\vl  of  milk,  while  Jefferson  stands  in  front  clasp- 
ing- his  hands  in  horror.  A  British  lion  lies  asleep  in  the 
forei^Tound.  while  in  the  backijround  rise  the  spires  of  a 
ciiy  inscril)ed  "Philadelphia."  A  sailing-  vessel  stands  high 
and  dry  on  a  rock. 

The  collector  and  classifier  of  Liverpool  pieces  is  met  with 
a  difficnlty  at  the  outset,  which  makes  it  well-nigh  impossible 
lo  prepare  a  complete  list  of  the  different  varieties.  The 
copperplate  engravers  who  were  employed  at  the  establish- 
ments where  this  ware  w-as  produced  prepared  a  great  varietv 
of    decorative    designs,    which    were    afterward    used    indis- 


Liverpool  Bowl,  with   Fur  Cap  Portrait  of  Benjamin  Franklin. 


criminatcly  to  fill  in  l)lank  spaces  on  the  cream-colored  body 
of  the  china.  'J^hus  we  find  various  subjects  used  in  all  man- 
ner of  combinations.  Two  pieces,  similar  in  form  and  bear- 
ing on  one  side  the  same  device,  will  frequently  be  found  to 
diff'er  on  the  other  side,  and  this  is  especially  true  of  pitchers 
and  bowls.  To  attenipt  to  gather  together  examples  of  all 
the  combinations  would  seem  to  be  a  hopeless  undertaking. 
To  illustrate  this  peculiarity  in  the  decoration  of  Liverpool 
pottery,  we  will  describe  three  bowls  of  equal  size  and  similar 
fijrm.  all  bearing  on  one  side  the  sanie  engraved  bust  of 
I'Tanklin  with  fur  cap  and  inscribed:  "Benj.  Franklin. 
L.L.]).,  1<\R.S..   Born  at    Boston   in   Xew  England,   17  J^in., 


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15 


Benjainiti  l-ranklin  Plaque.     Liverpool  Print. 


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ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTERY 


1706."  On  the  reverse  is  a  profile  bust  of  Washington  and 
the  inscription:  "His  Excellency,  General  Washington, 
Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Forces  of  the  United  States  of 
America  &  President  of  the  Congress."  So  far  the  three 
pieces  are  similar  in  design,  but  the  devices  which  occur  in 
the  interior  are  all  dififerent.  One  of  these,  which  is  now 
before  me,  has  a  central  design  of  a  frigate  flying  the  United 
States  flag,  containing  fifteen  stars.  The  second  bowl  bears 
in  the  bottom  a  representation  of  the  capture  of  a  French 
vessel  by  one  of  the  American  frigates,  probably  intended  to 
represent   the   "Constitution."     The   third  example  is   deco- 


Liverpool  Bowl,  with  Poitrait  of  General  Washington. 


rated  in  the  interior  with  a  portrait  of  Conunodore  Preble, 
who  commanded  the  same  vessel  in  1803.  The  spaces  be- 
tween the  portraits  of  Washington  and  Franklin,  on  the 
outer  sides  of  these  three  examples,  are  also  ornamented 
with  difiPercnt  devices, — shepherds  and  shepherdesses,  Nep- 
tune with  liis  sea-horses,  groups  of  surveying  instruments 
and  other  emblems  which  bear  no  relation  to  the  main 
subjects. 

(jne  of  the  most  familiar  designs  which  is  found  on  cream- 
ware  pitchers  shows  the  portraits  of  Samuel  Adams  and  John 
Hancock,  placed  side  by  side,  and  around  the  medallion  is 
printed  the  following  inscription: 


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Washington  Pitchers,  Liverpool  Ware. 


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a.\(;lu-a.\[i-:kicax  potter v 


"The  Memory  of  \\'ashin^t(_)n  and  the  Proscribed  i'airiots 
of  America.  Liberty.  A  irtue.  Teace.  justice  and  Equity  to 
All  Mankind."     I'elow  occurs  the  C()U])let: 

"  Colunil)ia's  Sons  Inspir'd  ])y  Freedom's  Flame, 
Live  in  the  .\nnals  of  Immortal  Fame." 

On  -the  upper  part  of  the  device  is  a  weeping  willow  and  a 
monument  which  contains  the  words:  "Sacred  to  the  Meni- 
orv    of    ("i.    A\'ashin<2"tt~>n.    who    eniancii)ated    America    from 


I'm  trail  of  ("omiiiodon'  Preble,  from  tlir  interior  of  a 
I.iwrpuol  r...\\l. 

Slaverv  and  founded  a  Re])ul)lic  upon  such  just  and  equitable 
princi]iles  that  it  will ."  These  were  strange  senti- 
ments coming  from  Lnglish  manufacturers  at  this  time,  but 
the  spirit  of  trade  was  strong  in  their  breasts,  and  they  were 
all  things  Id  all  men  when  ihrir  own  ])ockets  were  concerned. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


The  most  interesting  of  these  jugs  are  such  as  relate  to 
Washington,  and  they  were  produced  in  great  variety.  As 
these  were  the  most  characteristic,  they  have  come  to  be 
known  as  Washington  pitchers.  Among  the  rarest  and  most 
highly  prized  is  the  one  bearing  the  head  from  Stuart's  cele- 
brated portrait.  Next  to  this  in  popularity  is  the  "Apothe- 
osis"   design,    copied    from    a    well-known    engraving    which 

appeared  at  the  beginning 
of  the  last  century,  soon 
after  Washington's  death. 
About  the  same  time  ap- 
peared a  number  of  designs 
of  a  memorial  character, 
among  them  a  pitcher  em- 
bellished with  a  printed 
medallion  showing  a  monu- 
ment supported  by  Fame 
on  the  right  and  a  clergy- 
man and  naval  officer  on 
the  left.  In  the  back- 
ground are  a  ship  and  a 
church  steeple,  while  on  the 
center  of  the  shaft  is  a  bust 
of  the  departed  and  on 
either  side  the  words, 
"First  in  War,  First  in 
Peace,"  "First  in  Fame, 
First  in  Virtue."  and  on 
the  sides  of  the  stone  above 
the  inscription  :  "Born  1732,"  "Died  1799."  Around  the  bor- 
der of  the  oval  design  are  the  names  of  thirteen  States,  all  of 
the  original  except  Rhode  Island,  for  which  "Kentuckey"  is 
substituted.  The  spelling  of  Pennsylvania  with  one  n  is  an 
instance  of  the  prevailing  ignorance  of  the  average  English 
potter  of  that  ]:)eriod  concerning  American  affairs. 

Among  the  rarer  pieces  which  came  from  Liverpool  are 
such  as  bear  the  names  of  the  States,  occasionally  including 
"Boston"  and  "Tenassee."  A  rare  mug.  owned  by  a  promi- 
nent American  collector,  shows  a  chain  of  eleven  links,  each 
containing   the    name    of   a    State,    and    many   examples    are 


Washington  Pitcher,  from  Stuart's 
Painting. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


A  Washington  Pitcher,  Liverpool  Ware. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


known  which  bears  the  names  of  fifteen,  inckiding  Vermont 
and  Kentucky. 

Among  the  later  Liverpool  designs  (about  1814)  were 
pitchers  with  portraits  of  heroes  of  the  War  of  1812,  such  as 
Bainbridge  and  Perry. 

Liverpool  ware  does  not  appear  to  have  been  produced 
for  the  L^nited  States  market  until  after  the  close  of  the 
Revolution,  but  the  events  of  that  war  continued  to  furnish 
decorative  subjects  to  the  English  potters  for  at  least  a 
quarter  of  a  century  afterward.  It  must  not  be  supposed, 
however,  that  all  of  the  cream-colored  ware  with  black  prints 
originated  in  Liverpool.  Similar  ware  was  made  at  other 
places  in  England,  but  for  want  of  a  better  name  it  is  all 
known  at  the  present  time  as  Liverpool  ware. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  work  to  present  a  list  of  Liver- 
pool designs  relating  to  America.  Our  object  is  merely  to 
give  a  general  idea'  of  this  earlier  class  of  pottery,  prepara- 
tory to  taking  up  the  Staft'ordshire  productions  of  a  some- 
what later  date. 


anglo-a^[p:ricax  pottery. 


23 


Liverpool  Plate.     Washington  IVloiiuineiit. 


24 


ANGLO-A^IERICAN  POTTERY. 


Liverpool   Pitcher.     .An  Emblem  of  America. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


25 


Commodore  Perry  Pitcher.     Liverpool  Type. 


Commodore  Baiiibridge  Pitcher.     Liverpool  Type. 


STAFFORDSHIRE   POTTERY. 


AS  has  already  been  stated,  one  of  the  most  in- 
l\  teresting  phases  of  the  art  of  old  Enghsh  potters  was 
■^  the  printing  of  American  scenery,  views  of  prominent 
buildings  and  places,  and  illustrations  of  historical  events 
on  the  crockery  intended  for  sale  in  the  United  States.  The 
process  consisted  in  the  engraving  of  the  designs  on  copper 
and  the  transference  of  the  same  to  the  ware  by  means  of 
wet  impressions  made  on  tissue  paper  with  prepared  colors 
mixed  with  oil.  Early  in  the  present  century  the  Stafford- 
shire potters  commenced  to  print  these  designs  in  dark  blue, 
and  continued  to  use  this  color  almost  exclusively  on  cheap 
table  and  toilet  wares  until  about  1830.  This  method  of 
decorating  was  employed  in  many  of  the  larger  potteries  of 
the  Staffordshire  district,  and  each  potter  usually  had  his 
own  characteristic  border  designs,  by  means  of  which  it  is 
generally  possible  to  distinguish  the  work  of  the  various 
manufacturers,  except  in  those  cases  where  no  marks  were 
placed  upon  the  ware  to  furnish  a  suggestion  as  to  its 
probable  origin. 

The  question  naturally  arises,  why  was  this  particular  class 
of  household  crockery  of  that  period  decorated  in  this  man- 
ner? There  were  two  reasons  why  the  deep  blue  color  was 
used  in  such  profusion.  In  the  first  place,  the  ware,  which 
was  made  to  sell  at  a  moderate  price. — from  sixpence  to  a 
shilling  for  a  single  plate, — was  of  an  inferior  grade,  fre- 
quently blistered,  warped  or  otherwise  imperfect  in  body, 
and  always  showing  the  glaze  marks  of  the  cockspurs  used 
to  separate  the  pieces  in  the  kiln.  By  entirely  covering  the 
upper  or  outer  surface  witli  flark  l')luc,  the  blemishes  were 
26 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  27 

concealed.  The  color,  moreover,  was  attractive  and  caught 
the  fancy  of  the  public,  and  when  used  in  designs  of  local  or 
historic  interest  the  patriotism  of  the  people  was  appealed  to 
and  the  sale  of  the  ware  was  assured. 

Potters  of  the  present  day  tell  tis  that  the  production  of  the 
beautiful,  rich  coloring  of  these  old  plates  is  a  lost  art. 
\\'hether  this  assertion  is  true  or  not,  we  know  that  this 
peculiar  tone  of  color  is  not  found  in  modern  wares.  Imita- 
tions have  been  frequently  attempted,  but,  so  far  as  we  know, 
without  success. 

One  of  the  marked  peculiarities  of  these  old  plates,  fre- 
quently observed  by  collectors,  is  the  presence  of  three  small, 
rough  spots  in  the  glaze  at  about  equidistant  points  around 
the  margin  on  the  colored  side, — blemishes  formed  by  the 
cockspurs  or  triangles,  which  were  used  to  separate  the 
pieces  in  the  sagger  or  fireclay  case,  in  which  the  plates  were 
placed  in  the  kiln  to  be  fired.  These  cockspurs  consist  of 
small  clay  objects,  resembling  miniature  caltrops,  with  four 
prongs,  on  three  of  which  they  rested,  while  the  fourth,  rising 
perpendicularly,  supported  the  upper  plate  on  its  point.  As 
the  plates  were  placed  in  the  kiln  face  downward,  the  single 
points  left  their  marks  on  the  face,  while  the  three  lower 
arms,  arranged  in  a  triangle,  left  their  marks  on  the  bottom 
of  the  plates,  as  will  be  seen  on  examination.  These  apparent 
imperfections  will,  therefore,  be  found,  with  greater  or  lesser 
distinctness,  on  every  piece  of  flatware,  such  as  plates,  plat- 
ters, saucers,  and  shallow  vegetable  dishes,  which  were  pro- 
duced at  that  period. 


ENOCH  WOOD. 

One  of  the  earliest  of  the  Stafifordshire  potters  to  manu- 
facture dark-blue  printed  ware  for  American  consumption 
was  Enoch  Wood,  sometimes  called  the  Father  of  English 
Pottery.  Although  he  was  one  of  the  most  progressive  and 
prominent  craftsmen  among  his  contemporaries,  we  find  but 
scant  allusion  to  his  career  in  ceramic  literature.  Mr.  Llew- 
ellynn  Jewitt,  in  his  ''Ceramic  Art  of  Great  Britain,"  fur- 
nishes but  meager  information  on  this  point,  but  states  that 


28  ANGLO-A^IE^RICAX  POTTERY. 

Wood  was  a  good  practical  potter  and  modeler,  and  that  in 
1781  he  executed  a  bust  of  John  Wesley,  who  was  frequently 
a  visitor  at  the  former's  house.  This  apparent  neglect  of 
one  of  England's  most  active  potters  may  be  explained  by 
the  fact  that  he  turned  his  attention  largely  to  the  foreign 
trade,  for  which  reason  the  evidences  of  his  enterprise  are 
more  abundant  in  this  country  than  in  his  own.  Certain  it 
is  that  no  other  English  potter  of  his  generation  paid  so 
much  attention  to  the  American  market,  as  is  proved  by  the 
great  variety  of  engraved  designs  which  have  been  found 
here  bearing  his  name  and  mark.  Indeed,  there  is  strong 
reason  for  believing  that  much  of  the  unmarked  dark-blue 
ware  bearing  American  devices  came  also  from  his  estab- 
lishment. These,  however,  cannot  be  positively  attributed 
to  him,  though  the  peculiarities  of  the  engraving  would  point 
to  such  an  origin.  Some  of  the  characteristic  old  Toby  jugs 
and  patriotic  pitcliers  and  plates  bearing  portraits  of  our 
naval  heroes  of  the  War  of  181 2,  are  generally  believed  to 
have  been  produced  by  Wood. 

Enoch  \\'ood,  the  youngest  son  of  Rali)h  Wood,  potter, 
cf  Burslem  (who  died  in  1780).  was  born  on  the  31st  of 
January,  1759,  and  died  on  the  17th  of  August,  1840,  these 
dates  being  taken  from  his  tombstone  in  St.  John's  church- 
ward, Burslem.  He  was  chief  constable  (equivalent  to  mayor 
in  this  country)  of  his  native  town  in  1832  and  again  in  1835, 
and  was  returiiing  officer  for  the  borough  of  Stoke-on-Trent 
in  1834. 

In  the  year  1783  he  commenced  Ijusiness  for  himself,  and 
in  1790  took  James  Caldwell  into  partnership,  the  title  of 
the  firm  being  Wood  &  Caldwell.  In  1792  the  style  was 
changed  to  Enoch  Wood  &  Co.,  and  in  1818  to  Enoch  Wood 
&  Sons.  The  original  pottery  is  not  now  standing,  having 
been  partly  torn  down  some  years  ago.  but  a  portion  of  the 
buildings  were  turned  into  shops,  which  still  remain. 

The  j)ortrait  of  Enoch  Wood  here  shown  was  taken  from 
a  large  steel  engraving  owned  bv  Mr.  Thomas  F.  Wood,  a 
kinsman,  wliose  works,  the  Trent  lV)tler\-,  are  in  the  same 
town.  Xo  direct  descendants  of  Enoch  Wood  are  now 
livincf.  so  far  as  is  known. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


29 


Enoch  Wood. 


30 


AXGLO- AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


DESIGNS    liV    ENOCH    WOOD. 


General  George  ^\"a^lling■ton.     A  bust  in  basaltes,  labeled 
'■\\'ashins;ton;   born  1732.  died  1799."     Enocb  ^^'ood,  1818. 
Statuette  of  Washington. 
Statuette  of  l'raul<Hn. 


rfAi.v,     ."^t*^^^- 


^- 


I.     Landing  of  Uie  I'ilgrims.     By  Wood. 


di-:si(;ns  lv  enoch  wood  \-  sons. 

—  I  )esigns  in   Dark    filue. — 

i'lordt-r,  .^croll    Medallions   containing    Inscriptions. 

I.      Landing  of  the   Pilgrims. 
I.      I'll irder.  Sea  Shells. 

'i"yi)e  a. — Irregular  center,  like  entrance  to  grotto,  sur- 
rounded by  marine  shells  and  other  objects.  Name 
of  view  tisuallv  on  face  of  design. 


ANGLO-AM ERICAX  POTTERY 


31 


"Cadmus." 

■'Cadmus"  at  Anchor. 

"Cadmus"  L'nder  l^'ull  Sail. 

"Chief  Justice  Marshall." Troy  (steaml)oat. Troy  Line). 

Commodore  Mac  Donough's  Victory. 

"Constitution"  and  "(nierriere." 

Marine  Hospital,  Louisville.  Ky. 


8.     Marine  Hospital.  Louisville,  Ky.     By  Wood. 

9.     "L'nion  Line"  (steamboat,  Troy  Line). 

10.  \\'ads\vorth  Tower  (Connecticut). 

Llorder,  Sea  Shells. 
T}pe     b. — Circular     center,     surrounded     by 
shells,  cockles  and  Kchinus.     Name  on  back. 

11.  Albany,  City  of,  State  of  Xew  York. 

12.  Baltimore  &;  ( )hio  Railroad. 

13.  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  (inclined  plane). 

14.  Belleville  on  the  Passaic  ]\iver. 

15.  Ca])itol  at  Washington. 


marine 


32 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


i6. 

17- 
i8. 
19. 
20. 
21. 


Castle  Garden,  Batterv,  New  York. 

Catskill.  Hope  Mill. 

Catskill  House,  Hudson. 

Catskills,  Pass  in  the. 

Catskill  Mountains  (palisades,  river  and  steamboat). 

"Chancellor  Livinsrston"  (steamlwat). 


22.     Gilpin's  Mills.     By  Wood. 


22. 

24. 

25- 
26. 
27. 
28. 


Gilpin's  Mills  on  the  Brandywinc  Creek. 
Greenslnirg,  Tappan  Zee  from  (Dobbs  P^erry). 
Hii^lilands.  Hudson  River. 
Hii^hlands  at  West  Point,  Hudson  River. 
Hig^hlands  near  Newbur^c^h. 
Lake  George,  State  of  New  ^'ork. 
Mount     \'ernon,     seat     of     the     late     Gen.     George 
WashiniTton. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


33 


29.  New  York  Bay. 

30.  Niagara  Falls  from  the  American  Side. 

31.  Passaic  Falls. 

^2.  Pine  Orchard  House,  Catskills. 

T,^.  Pine  Orchard  House  (distant  view). 

34.  Ship  of  the  Line  in  the  Downs  (vessel  with  U.  S.  flag). 

35.  Steamship  flying  American  Flag. 


37.    Transylvania  University,  Lexington,  Ky.    By  Wood. 


36.  Table  Rock,  Niagara. 

37.  Transylvania  University,  Lexington,  Ky. 

38.  Trenton  Falls,  View  of  (three  people  on  overhang- 

ing rock). 

39.  Trenton  Falls,  View  of  (one  man  at  foot  of  falls). 

40.  Washington,  Capitol  at. 

41.  Washington,  White  House  (cows  in  foreground). 

42.  West  Point,  Military  Academy. 


34 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


II.     Border.  Wreath  of  Large  Flowers. 

43.  Erie  Canal.   \'ie\v  of  the  Aqueduct   Bridge  at  Little 

Falls. 

44.  Erie  Canal,  Aqueduct  Bridge  at  Rochester. 

45.  Erie  Canal.  Entrance  into  the  Hudson  at  Alhany. 


if.    La  Grange.    By  Wood. 


Various  Borders. 

46.  Boston,  State  House. 

47.  Franklin's   Tomb   (soinetinies   wrongly    called   Lafay- 

ette at). 

48.  Washington  .Standing  at  Tonib.  .Scroll  in  Hand. 

4i).     Washington's  Tonih  (improperly  called  Lafayette  at). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


35 


III. 


FRENCH   VIEWS   BY   ENOCH   WOOD   &  SONS. 
(The  letter  f  stands  for  Foreign  \'iews.) 

Border.  Iris,  Hollyhock  and  Grapes. 

La  Grange,  the  Residence  of  the  Marquis  Lafayette. 
East  View  of  La  Grange. 
Southwest  View  of  La  Grange. 
Northwest  View  of  La  Grange. 
Chateau  Coucev. 


La  Grange  as  It  is  To-day.     From  a  Recent  Photograph. 

6f.     Hermitage  En  Dauphine. 
yi.     Cascade  de  Gresy  Pres  Chambery. 
8f.     Chateau  Ermenonville. 

gf.     Moulin  sur  la  Marne  a  Charenton  (erroneously  sup- 
posed to  be  on  the  Lafayette  estate), 
lof.     Moulin  sur  la  Marne  a  Charenton  (variety,  men  on 

bank). 
I  if.     Wie  D'une  Ancienne  Abliave. 


36 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


I2f. 
I3t- 


\^ue  Peise  en  Savoie. 

Unknown  view,  with  same  border  (evidently 
French),  marked  on  back  "Peter  Morton,  Hart- 
ford."* 


8  f.    Vue  du  Chateau  Ermenonville.     (From  a  tissue-paper  proof,  printed  from  the 
original  copperplate.)     By  Wood. 

Tlie  al)ove,  while  not  American  views,  are  enumerated  for 
the  reason  that  collectors  generally  associate  them  in  some 
way  with  Lafayette. 

Enoch  Wood  &  Sons  produced  many  views  of  scenery  of 
other    countries — England,    Canada,     Italy,    Africa,     South 


♦Peter  Morton  was  a  glass  and  earthenware  dealer  at  68  Front  Street,  Hartford,  in 
1828,  according  to  a  directory  of  that  year,  published  by  Ariel  Ensign. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


37 


America.  India,  etc.  Views  relating  to  England  and  the 
English  colonies  were  made  usually  with  the  same  shell 
border  that  is  found  on  the  United  States  designs. 

CANADIAN   VIEWS   BY   ENOCH    WOOD   &   SONS. 

Shell  Border. 

50.  Fall  of  Montmorenci  near  Quebec. 

51.  Quebec  (View  of). 

The   Italian  and  classical   designs   in   dark   blue,   such   as 
Vesuvius,   Tarentum,   Fisherman's    Island.   Lago    Maggiore, 


Residence  of  Solimenes  near  Vesuvius.     (From  an  old  tissue-paper  proof  from  the 
original  copperplate,  in  possession  of  the  author.)     By  Wood. 

Aggrigentium,  Oretho,  Corigliano,  Micata,  and  a  host  of 
others,  possess  a  beautifully  engraved  border  of  flowers  and 
cherubs.  This  branch  of  the  subject  we  shall  not  review, 
here. 

Enoch  Wood  &  Sons  also  executed  a  handsome  series  of 
Scriptural  designs  in  dark  blue,  with  a  border  composed  of 
Biblical  emblems  (which  see  under  the  proper  heading  to 
follow). 


145783 


38 


ANGLO- A^IERICAN  POTTERY 


—  Designs  in  Black,  by  Enoch  Wood  &  Sons. — 

Large  pitcher,  bearing  printed  portraits  of  Decatur,  Perry, 
Hull,  Jones,  Brown,  Bainbridge,  and  views  of  the  Chesa- 
peake and  Shannon,  Perry's  victory  on  Lake  Erie,  Naval 
Monument,  L^nited  States  coat  of  arms,  MacDonough's 
victory,   and    the    "Constitution's"    escape    from   the    British 


52.    Buffalo  on  Lake  Erie.  By  E.  \V.  &  S. 


squadron.    This  piece,  bearing  this  combination  of  designs,  is 
commemorative  of  the  War  of  1812. 

A  scries  of  plates,  with  black  prints  of  a  similar  character, 
but  unmarked,  well  known  to  collectors,  are  supposed  to 
have  been  produced  by  the  same  firm.  These  will  be  enum- 
erated in  their  proper  place. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  39 

DESIGNS  BY   E.  W.   &   S. 

— Celtic  China. — 

At  a  later  period  Enoch  Wood  &  Sons  produced  a  large 
number  of  American  designs  in  various  colors — black, 
brown,  red,  purple,  light  blue  and  green. 

IV.     Border,  Fruits  and  Flowers. 

52.     Buffalo,  on  Lake  Erie. 


53 

54 
55 
56 
57 
58 

59 
60 
61 
62 

63 


Fairmount   Water   Works   on  the    Schuylkill   (Phila- 
delphia). 
Fishkill,  Hudson  River,  Near. 
Harvard  College. 
Natural  Bridge,  \'irginia. 
New  York  from  Staten  Island. 
Niagara  Falls. 

Pass  in  the  Catskill  Mountains. 
Shipping  Port  on  the  Ohio,  Kentucky. 
Transylvania  University,  Lexington,  Kentucky. 
Trenton  Falls. 
Washington  (U.  S.  Capitol). 


This  same  border  (No.  IV)  was  used  on  their  English 
views  of  the  same  period,  such  as  "English  Cities — Roches- 
ter," etc. 

DESIGNS    BY   WOOD. 

—  Designs  in  Pink,  etc. — 

Checkered  Border,  overlaid  with  Vines. 

64.     Eagle  on  Rock,  River,  Steamboat  and  City  in  Back- 
ground. 

A.  STEVENSON. 

A  pottery  was  established  at  Cobridge,  Staffordshire, 
England,  in  1808,  by  Messrs.  Bucknall  &  Stevenson,  which, 
a  few  years  later,  was  operated  by  Mr.  Andrew  Stevenson 
alone.  The  latter  was  among  the  first  to  make  blue  printed 
china  decorated  with  American  views.  Some  of  these  bear 
the  name  of  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.,  who  came  from  Dublin  to 


40  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

New  York  in  the  year  1818.  He  was  not  the  engraver  of 
the  designs,  nor  the  importer  of  the  ware,  as  has  been  com- 
monly supposed,  but  the  artist  who  executed  the  paintings 
from  which  the  ceramic  engravings  were  copied.  These 
landscapes  must  have  been  forwarded  to  England  soon  after 
Mr.  Wall's  arrival  in  the  United  States,  since  the  Cobridge 
works  passed  into  other  hands  in  the  same  year  or  that  im- 
mediately following.  Very  little  is  known  of  Stevenson  him- 
self, save  that  he  was  a  prominent  and  careful  potter.  In 
addition  to  his  American  specialties,  he  is  known  to  have 
produced  a  series  of  similar  designs  of  noted  English  build- 
ings and  scenery.  All  of  these  were  characterized  by  ex- 
cellence of  drawing,  good  coloring  and  accurate  printing. 
His  border  designs  were  handsome  and  varied  in  characLcr, 
that  most  frequently  used  being  a  well-executed  design  of 
flowers  and  scroll-work.  The  blue  color  was  usually  less  in- 
tense than  that  of  Enoch  Wood's  American  wares,  and  more 
transparent  in  the  lighter  shadings. 

DESIGNS    BY    A.    STEVEXSON. 

■ — Designs  in  Dark  l>lue. — 
V.     Border,  Scrolls  and  Mowers. 

65.  Hudson  and  Sacandaga,  Junction  of  the. 

66.  New  York,  Almshouse   in  the   City  of  (mark,  eagle 

seated  on  label). 

67.  New  York,  Almshouse  (mark,  flying  eagle  with  label 

in  beak). 

68.  New  York,  Catholic  Cathedral  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

69.  New  York,  City  Hall  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

70.  New  York,  Church  and  Buildings  Adjoining,  Murrav 

St.  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

71.  New  York,  Columbia  College  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

72.  New  York,  Eort  Gansevoort  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

73.  New  York  from  Brooklyn  Heights  (by  W.  G.  Wall). 

74.  New  York  from  Wcehawk,  View  of  (by  W^  G.  Wall). 

75.  Perry,  The  7\Muple  of  h'anie  (bv  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

76.  Troy  from  Mt.  Ida  (by  W.  G.  ^Will,  Esq.). 


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42  AX'GLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


Borders,  A'arious  Designs. 

■jy.     Dutch  Church  at  Albany.  17 15- 1806. 
78.     Lafayette  (portrait). 


80.     New  York  from  Brooklyn  Heights  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.).     By  A.  Stevenson. 

\"I.     Border.  Wreath  of  Small  Flowers. 

79.  Lake  George,  On  the  Road  to  (by  W.  G.  Wall,  Esq.). 

80.  New  York'from  Brooklyn  Heights  (by  W.  G.  Wall, 

Esq.). 

81.  New   "S'ork.   (lovcrndr's    Island,   \'iew.of   (bv   W.   G. 

Wall.   I':s(|.). 

All.      Border.  Large  Roses  and  other  Flowers. 

82.  Niagara  (shee])-shearing  scene). 

Portrait  Medallions. — \\'ashington,  Jefferson,  Lafay- 
ette. Clinton  (  see  page  121  ). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  43 


James  Clews. 


44  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

JAMES  CLEWS. 

jMr.  A.  Stevenson  was  succeeded  at  the  Cobridge  works 
by  Ralph  and  James  Clews,  as  shown  by  the  Staffordshire 
directory  for  1818.  Simeon  Shaw's  History  of  Staffordshire, 
published  in  1829,  gives  J.  &  R.  Clews,  James  having  ap- 
parently become  the  senior  member  of  the  firm.  In  Ward's 
History  of  the  Borough  of  Stoke-upon-Trent,  the  Cobridge 
manufacturers  are  referred  to  (1838-39)  as  "Wood  &  Brown- 
ffeld  (at  the  large  works  formerly  Stevenson  &  Bucknalls, 
afterwards  R.  &  J.  Clews)."  It  thus  appears  that  the  firm  of 
Clews  retired  previous  to  1838,  and,  as  a  matter  of  record. 
James  Clews  came  to  the  United  States  about  1836  and  soon 
afterward  embarked  in  the  manufacture  of  pottery  at  Troy. 
Indiana.  This  enterprise,  as  I  have  shown  elsewhere  ("Pot- 
tery and  Porcelain  of  the  United  States"),  was  unsuccessful, 
both  from  a  commercial  and  financial  point,  and  Mr.  Clews 
returned  to  England,  but  did  not  again  engage  in  potting. 

DESIGNS    BY    CLEWS. 

—  Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 

Border,  Festoons  containing  Names  of  Fifteen  States. 
Type  a. — Five-pointed  stars. 
Type  b. — Eight-pointed  stars. 

83.  States.     Three-story  Building  and  ( )bservatory  (two 

fishermen). 

84.  States.     Three-story    Building  and    One-story   Wing 

(deer  on  lawn). 

85.  States.     White  House,  Washington  (water  and  row- 

boat;   two  figures). 

86.  States.      University    lUiilding,   Six   Wings   (sheep   on 

lawn). 
%y.     States.    Three-story  Flat-roof  Building  (no  figures). 

88.  States.      Low  Two-story  Structure,    Probably   White 

House  (curved  driveway  on  lawn). 

89.  States.     White  House  Seen  from  an  Angle  (slieep  in 

foreground). 

90.  States.     English  Castle  (water  and  sailing  vessel). 

91.  States.     Custom  House  (water  and  shipping). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


45 


92.  States.      Distant   View   of   Public   Buildings    through 

Msta  of  Trees  (two  women  in  foreground). 

93.  States.     View  of  Mount  Vernon. 

Borders,  Various  Designs. 

94.  Erie  Canal  at  Albany. 

95.  Lafayette   (portrait),  "Welcome,   Lafayette,   the   Na- 

tion's Guest  and  our  Country's  Glorv." 


83.     States  Design,  Fishermen.    Bv  Clews. 

96.  Lafayette,  Landing  of,  at  Castle  Garden,  1824. 

97.  Lafayette.       Same,    with    inscription    on    back,    "J. 

Greenfield's  China  Store,  No.  yj  Pearl  Street,  New 
York." 

98.  New  York  Bay. 

99.  New  York  Almshouse  (border  V).*^ 
100.     New  York,  City  Hall. 


*Clews,  who  succeeded  A.  Stevenson,  reproduced,  in  his  own   name,  some  of  the 
latter's  designs. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


47 


lOl. 

I02. 

103. 
104. 
105. 


106. 


New  York,  Columbia  College  (border  \').* 

\e\v  York  from  Brooklyn  Heights  (border  V).'^' 

New  York  Insane  Asylum. 

Peace  and  Plenty  (shield,  with  American  eagle). 

"Perry,  The  Temple  of  Fame  as  Introduced  in  a  Print 

to   the   Memory  of   Commodore,  bv   W.    G.   Wall, 

Esq."  (border  V).* 
Pittsfield,  Mass.,  Winter  View  of. 


Landing  of  Lafayette,  1S24.     By  Clews. 


Later,  Clews  issued  ,a  series  of  "Pictviresque  Views,"  in 
various  colors.  These  were  copied  from  water  colors  of 
Hudson  River  scenery,  painted  by  W.  G.  Wall,  the  artist  to 
whom  reference  has  already  been  made,  twenty  of  which 
were  reproduced  in  colors  in  "The  Hudson  River  Portfolio," 
which  was  published  about  1824,  engraved  by  I.  Hill. 


♦Clews,  who  succeeded  A.  Stevenson,  reproduced,  in  his  own  name,  some  of  the 
latter's  designs. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


CLEWS — "Picturescjue  X'iews." 
—  Designs  in  Black.  Brown,  Red,  Purple,  Light  Blue,  etc. 
VIII.     Border.  Birds  and  Flowers. 


107 
108 
109 
no 
1 1 1 


Alleg-heny,  near  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Penitentiary  in. 

Baker's  Falls,  Hudson  River. 

Fairmount  Water  Works  on  the  Schuylkill. 

Fishkill,  Hudson  River,  From. 

iMshkill,  Hudson  River,  Near. 


125.     Pittsburgh  ("  Pennsylvania"  Steamboat).     By  Clews. 


112.  Fort  Edward.  Hudson  River. 

113.  Fort  Millir,  Hudson  River,  Near. 

114.  Fort  Montgomory.  Hudson  River. 

115.  Hadley's  Falls,  Fludson  River. 

116.  Fludson,  Hudson  River. 

117.  lludson,  Hudson   River,  Xear. 


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2'^i  ^ 


50 


ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 


ii8.  Hudson  River.  \'ie\v  on. 

119.  Jessup's  Landing,  Hudson  River,  Xear. 

120.  Junction  of  the  Sacandaga  and  Hudson  River. 

121.  Little  Falls  at  Luzerne,  Hudson  River. 

122.  Newburg,  Hudson  River. 

123.  New  York,   Hudson    River  (view   of   Governor's   Is- 

land). 

124.  New  York  from  the  Bay. 

125.  Pittsburgh  ("Pennsylvania"  Steamboat). 

126.  Pittsburgh    ("Home,"    "Lark"    and    "Nile"    Steam- 

boats). 

127.  Sandy  Hill,  Hudson  River,  Xear. 

128.  Troy  from  Mount  Ida,  Hudson  River. 

129.  West  Point,  Hudson  River. 


7  1.     Dr.  Syntax  Returned  from  His  Tour.     By  Clews. 


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51 


L1TER.\RY    DESIGNS. 


A  series  of  dark  blue  prints  on  china  was  published  by 
Clews,  after  the  original  designs  by  T.  Rowlandson,  illus- 
trating Doctor  Syntax's  Three  Tours,  the  first  of  which. 
Doctor  Syntax's  Tour  in  Search  of  the  Picturesque,  appeared 
in   Ackcrmans  Poetical  Magazine   in    1809,   and    was    repub- 


I  1.     Doctor  Syntax  Disputing  His  Bill.     By  Clews. 

lished  in  complete  form  in  1812.  This  was  followed  in  1820 
by  the  Second  Tour  of  Doctor  Syntax  in  Search  of  Con- 
solation, and  by  the  Third  Tour,  in  Search  of  a  Wife,  in  1821. 
These  humorous  poems  made  a  great  hit  in  England,  and 
the  eighty  colored  plates  of  Rowlandson  furnished  abundant 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


material  for  the  enterprising  potter  of  the  day.  While  in  no 
way  relating  to  America,  a  list  of  these  designs  which  have 
been  found  in  this  country  is  here  given,  for  the  reason  that 
they  are  eagerly  sought  for  by  collectors,  on  account  of 
their  decorative  qualities  and  the  excellence  of  their  execu- 
tion. 


26  1.     Dr.  Syiita.\  Platter,  The  Advertisement  for  a  Wife.    By  Clews. 


ll. 
2I. 

4l. 


SYNTAX    DESIGNS.''' 
(The  letter  1  stands  for  Literary  Designs.) 

Border,  Flowers  and  Scrolls. 

—  r^irst  Tour. — 

Doctor  Sxnlax  Disputing  his  Bill  with  the  Landlady 

(Syntax  scenes  in  border). 
Doctor  Syntax  Copying  the  Wit  of  the  Window. 
Doctor  Syntax  Entertained  at  College. 
Doctor  Syntax  Sketching  the  Lake. 


*A  series  of  Syntax  designs  was  produced  later  by  another  English  potter.  These 
were  printed  in  dark  red,  and  perhaps  other  colors,  on  plates  with  white  embossed  border 
designs  of  birds  and  animals. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  53 

5I.  Doctor  Syntax  Sells  Grizzle. 

61.  Doctor  Syntax  Reading  His  Tour. 

7I.  Doctor  Syntax  Returned  from  His  Tour. 

81.  Doctor  Syntax  Taking  Possession  of  His  Living. 

9I.  Doctor  Syntax  Sketching  after  Nature, 

lol.  Doctor  Syntax  Bound  to  a  Tree  by  Highwaymen. 

III.  Doctor  Syntax   Mistakes   a   Gentleman's   House   for 

an  Inn. 

12I.  Dr.  Syntax  and  Dair\-  Maid. 

—  Second  Tour. — 

13I.  Doctor  Syntax  Setting  Out  on  His  Second  Tour. 

14I.  Doctor  Syntax  and  the  Gypsies. 

15I.  Doctor  Syntax  and  the  Bees. 

16I.  Pat  in  the  Pond. 

17I.  Doctor  Syntax  Painting  a  Portrait. 

—  Third  Tour. — 

18I.  Doctor  Syntax  Setting  Out  in  Search  of  a  Wife. 

19I.  Doctor  Syntax  Turned  Xurse. 

20I.  Doctor  Syntax  and  a  Blue-Stocking  Beauty. 

21I.  Doctor  Syntax  Presenting  a  Floral  Offering. 

22I.  The  Harvest  Home. 

23I.  The  Garden  Trio. 

24I.  Death  of  Punch. 

25I.  Doctor  Syntax  Star-(  iazing. 

26I.  The  Advertisement  for  a  Wife. 

27I.  A  Xoble  Hunting  Partw 

Another  series  of  designs  in  dark  blue,  by  Clews,  was  en- 
graved from  the  celebrated  paintings  of  Sir  David  Wilkie, 
who  lived  from  1785  to  i84[.  Among  these  are  found  the 
following: 

WILKIE     DESIGNS. 

Border,  Flowers  and  Scrolls. 

28I.  Christmas  Eve. 

29I.  Playing  at  Draughts. 

30I.  The  Escape  of  the  Mouse. 

31I.  The  Letter  of  Introduction. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


32I.     The  Rabbit  on  the  Wall. 
33I.     The  X'alentine. 
34I.     The  Errand  Boy. 

A  third  series  of  ceramic  prints  in  dark  bine,  by  Clews, 
illustrates  the  adventures  of  Don  Quixote  de  la  Mancha. 


DON  QUIXOTE  DESIGNS. 

Border,  Six-Scalloped  Star,  Birds  and  Flowers  Between. 

35I.     Don  Quixote. 

36I.     Don  Quixote  and  the  Shepherdesses. 


371- 
38I. 

39l- 
40I. 

41I. 

42I. 

431- 
44I. 

45l- 
46I. 


The  \'alentine.     B\  Clews. 


Don  Quixote,  Knighthood  Confer'd  on. 

Don  Quixote  and  Sancho  Panza,  The  Meeting  of. 

Don  Quixote,  Library  of. 

Don  Quixote's  Attack  upon  the  Mills. 

Don  Quixote  and  the  Princess. 

Knight  of  the  Wood  Conquered. 

Manibrino's  Helmet. 

Peasant  Girl  Mistaken  for  the  Lady  I^ulcinea. 

Sancho  and  Dapple,  The  Meeting  of. 

Sancho  and  the  Priest  and  the  Barber. 


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47I 
48I 
49I 
50I 
51I 
52I 
53I 
54I 
55I 


Teresa,  Panza  and  the  Messenger. 
Sancho  Panza  at  the  Boar  Hunt. 
Sancho  Panza's  Debate  with  Teresa. 
Sancho  Panza  and  the  Duchess. 
Sancho  Panza  Hoisted  in  the  Blanket. 
The  Shepherd  Boy. 
The  Enchanted  Barque. 
Repose  in  the  Wood. 
Yansfuesian  Conflict. 


44  1.     Don  Quixote  Platter,  Peasant  Girl  Mistaken  for  the  Lady 
Dulcinea.     By  Clews. 

JOHN  AND  WILLIAM  RIDGWAY. 

An  important  pottery  was  estabHshed  about  1794  at  Han- 
ley,  Staffordshire.  England,  by  Job  Ridgway.  His  two  sons, 
John  and  William,  were  admitted  to  partnership  in  the  busi- 
ness early  in  the  last  century,  under  the  style  of  Ridg- 
wav  &  Sons,  and  at  the  death  of  the  father,  in  1814,  the  firm 
became  J.  &  W.  Ridgway.  About  the  same  time  the  brothers 
became  interested  in  another  manufactory  at  Shelton.  Job 
Ridgway,  in  1802,  had  built  a  portion  of  the  present  estab- 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


130.     Tureen.     Boston  Almshouse.     By  Ridgway. 


^ 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


57 


lishment,  known  as  the  Cauldron  Place  Works,  now  operated 
by  Messrs.  T.  C.  Brown-W'esthead,  Moore  &  Co.  Here  the 
Ridgways  made  ware  for  the  home  and  United  States  mar- 
kets. They  issued  a  series  of  dark-blue  designs  on  the  va- 
rious pieces  of  table  services,  which  they  called  "Beauties  of 
America."  So  far  as  we  know  the  Ridgway  brothers  con- 
jointly produced  no  other  ceramic  views  relating  to  America. 


\ 


<■  t 


134.     Insane  Hospital,  Boston.     By  Ridgway. 


DESIGNS    BY   J.    &-.    W.    RIDGWAY. 

"Beauties  of  America"  Series. 
— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 

.IX.     Border.  Rose  Leaf  Aledallions. 

130.  Boston,  Almshouse. 

131.  Boston,  Anthenaeum. 

132.  Boston,  Court  House. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


135.     Octagon  Church,  Boston.     Fruit  Dish.     By  Ridgway. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY, 


59 


133.  Boston,  Hospital. 

134.  Boston,  Insane  Hospital. 

135.  Boston,  Octagon  Church. 

136.  Boston,  St.  Paul's  Church. 

137.  Boston,  State  House. 

138.  Charleston,  Exchange. 

139.  Hartford,  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum. 

140.  Harvard  College. 


139.    Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum,  Hartford.     By  Ridgway. 


141.  Mount  Vernon,  near  Washington. 

142.  New  York,  Almshouse. 

143.  New  York,  City  Hall. 

144.  Philadelphia,  Library. 

145.  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  Hospital. 

146.  Philadelphia,  Staughton's  Church. 

147.  Savannah,  Bank. 

148.  Washington,  Capitol. 


6o 


ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 


146.     Stautchton's  Church.  Philadelphia.     B\  Ridgway. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


6i 


148.     Capitol  al  WabluiiKiwii.     IK.quc.     By  Ridgway 


62  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


JOHN  RIDGWAY. 

In  1830  a  dissolution  of  partnership  occurred,  and  the 
two  brothers  began  manufacturing  independently,  when  the 
production  of  the  "Beauties  of  America''  designs  seems  to 
have  been  discontinued. 

John  Ridgway,  the  elder  son  of  Job  and  Elizabeth  Ridg- 
way,  was  born  at  Hanley  on  February  i,  1786.  After  the 
separation  he  continued  to  carry  on  the  Cauldon  Place  busi- 
ness, with  various  partners,  until  the  year  1858.  when  he  re- 
tired, and  soon  after,  on  December  3,  i860,  he  died.  He  was 
a  progressive  and  skillful  potter,  and  his  wares  became  widely 
known  for  their  excellence.  In  185 1  he  received  a  prize 
medal  for  the  superiority  of  his  productions,  and  he  received 
the  high  honor  of  being  appointed  potter  to  the  Queen.  He 
occupied  various  positions  of  trust  during  his  lifetime,  having 
been  the  first  mayor  of  his  native  town,  and,  subsequently, 
magistrate  for  the  county  and  borough,  and  a  deputy  lieu- 
tenant of  Staffordshire.  He  always  stood  high  in  the  com- 
munity, and  commanded  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  prominent  in  religious  circles,  and  for  a  long  period 
taught  a  class  in  the  Sunday  school,  numbering  among  his 
pupils  many  who  afterward  became  prominent  potters, 
among  others,  Charles  Cartlidge,  the  founder  of  the  porce- 
lain works  at  Greenpoint,  N.  Y. 

John  Ridgway  seems  to  have  produced  but  few  historical 
designs  especially  intended  for  the  American  trade,  the  best 
known  being  the  Log  Cabin  or  "Columbian  Star"  view, 
issued  during  the  presidential  campaign  of  1840.  This  was 
printed  in  a  number  of  colors,  and  three  distinct  varieties 
are  known.  One  of  the  original  copperplates  engraved 
with  this  design,  from  which  the  transfer  impressions  were 
printed,  is  owned  by  the  writer.  I  am  informed  by  the  pres- 
ent proprietors  of  the  Cauldon  Place  works  that  the  first 
consignment  of  this  pattern  was  sent  to  Mr.  Henry  Winkley, 
of  New  York  city,  the  scale  price  being  three  shillings,  six 
pence,  or  about  seven  cents  per  piece. 


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63 


John  Ridg^vay. 


64 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


149     Log  Cabin.     (From  the  original  copperplate  now  in  possession  of 
Edwin  A.  P.arber.)     B\  John  Ridgway. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


DESIGNS   BY  JOHN    RIDGWAY. 

—  Designs  in  Light  Blue.  Black,  Brown,  Red,  etc. — 
X.     Border,  Large  Stars  in  a  Firmament  of  Small  Ones. 


151.     Log  Cabin.     By  J.  Ridgway. 


"Columbian  Star,  October  28,  1840' 
(Engraved  by  Thomas  Hordley.) 

149.  Log  Cabin,  End  View  (two  men). 

150.  Log  Cabin,  Side  View. 

151.  Log  Cabin  (horses  and  plow). 

152.  "Delaware." 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


Log  Cabin    leapcn.     B\   J.   Ridgway. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


67 


153.    Capitol  at  Washington.     (From  a  tissue-paper  proof,  printed  from  the 
original  copperplate.)      By  J.  Ridgway. 


— Design  in  Dark  Blue. 


153.     Capitol,    Washington    (high    steps    and    balustrade; 
monument  at  top,  surmounted  by  eagle. 

This  latter  design  has  recently  been  revived  by  Messrs. 
T.  C.  Brown-Westhead,  Moore  &  Co.  for  a  New  York  firm. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


155.     Columbia  Bridge  on  the  Susquehanna.     By  \V.  Ridgway. 


WILLIAM  RIDGWAY. 


The  younger  son  of  Job  and  Elizabeth  Ridgway,  WllHam, 
was  born  May  25,  1787.  After  leaving  his  father  he  turned 
his  attention  almost  entirely  to  the  United  States  market, 
and  established  agencies  in  this  country  for  the  sale  of  his 
goods.  In  1843  'ic  was  interested  in  six  different  manufac- 
tories in  Staffordshire.  One  of  these,  the  Bedford  works  at 
Stoke-on-Trent,  is  now  operated  by  his  grandsons,  and  to 
one  of  these,  Mr.  E.  A.  Ridgway,  I  am  indebted  for  the  por- 
traits of  the  Ridgway  brothers,  which  are  here  reproduced. 
This  well-known  firm  still  continues  to  use  some  of  the 
copperplate  designs  which  were  originated  by  William 
Ridgway,  a  "flow"  blue  Oriental  pattern  being  supplied  to 
several  houses  in  this  country  for  present  sale. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  69 


William  Ridgway. 


70  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

William  Riclgway  came  to  the  United  States,  where  he 
spent  considerable  time  in  travel.  He  at  one  time  con- 
templated the  establishment  of  a  large  pottery  here,  and 
pushed  his  plans  to  the  point  of  selecting  a  location  in  Ken- 
tnck}-  and  commencing  the  erection  of  buildings.  Unfor- 
tunate investments,  however,  upset  these  plans,  and  he  re- 
turned to  England,  where  he  died  on  March  29,  1864. 

A  dinner  service,  ornamented  with  American  scenery,  was 
issued  by  William  Ridgway  about  1843. 

DESIGNS   BY  WILOAM   RIDGWAY   &  CO. 

— Designs  either  in  Black  or  Light  Blue,  the  latter  with 
narrow  Lace  or  Moss  Border. — 

154.  Caldwell,  Lake  George. 

155.  Columbia  Bridge  on  the  Susquehanna. 

(From  engraving  of  W.   H.   Bartlett,  published  in 
London   bv    George    Virtue,    No,    26    Ivy    Lane, 
1838.) 
Delaware  Water  Gap,  Pa. 
Harper's  Ferry  from  the  Potomac  Side. 
Narrows  from  Fort  Hamilton,  The. 
Peekskill   Landing,   Hudson   River. 
Philadelphia,   Pennsylvania   Hospital. 
Port  Putnam,  Hudson  River,  View  from. 
Newburgh,     Hudson     River,     View     from     Ruggles 

House. 

163.  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah  from  Jefferson's  Rock. 

164.  W'ilkes  Barre,  Vale  of  Wyoming. 

165.  Washington,  View  of  the  Capitol  at. 

166.  Undercliff,  near  Cold  Spring  (N.  Y.). 


JOSEPH  STUBBS. 

A  prominent  and  successful  potter  at  Dale  Hall,  Burslem, 
from  about  1790  to  1829,  was  Joseph  Stubbs.  Little  is  known 
of  his  personal  history  or  of  his  career  as  a  potter  save  that 


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157 
158 
159 
160 
161 
162 


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he  manufactured  quite  extensively  for  the  United  States 
market.  Among  other  things  he  produced  a  series  of  dark- 
blue  designs  of  American  subjects,  usually  on  plates,  platters, 
vegetable  dishes  and  probably  other  pieces  belonging  to 
table  services.  The  border  design  of  this  series  is  a  hand- 
some  combination   of   scrolls   and   flowers   broken   into   sec- 


171.     Hoboken  in  New  jersey.     By  Stubbs. 


lions  by  eagles  with  half-spread  wings,  arranged  at  equal 
distances  apart — three  eagles  on  plates  and  four  on  platters. 
Many  of  his  pieces  were  not  marked  with  his  name,  which, 
when  used,  was  simply  the  word  "Stubbs,"  impressed;  but 
all  china  bearing  this  border  is  known  to  have  been  made 
by  him.  ]Mr.  Stubbs  died  in  1836,  having  retired  from  busi- 
ness a  few  vears  before  that  date. 


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i68.    Boston  State  House.     By  Stubbs. 


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1?, 


DESIGNS    BY    JOSEPH    STUBBS. 

— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — - 
XI.     Border,  Flowers,  Scrolls  and  Eagles. 

167.  Boston,  Nahant  Hotel  Xear. 

168.  Boston.  State  House. 
i6g.     Highlands,  North  River. 

170.     Hoboken  in  New  Jersey  (Stevens  House). 


Bank  of  the  United  States.     (Old  print  trom  which  the  Stubhs 
design  was  copied.) 

171.  Hoboken  in  New  Jersey  (sheep  and  dogs). 

172.  Hurl  Gate,  East  River,  View  at. 

173.  Mendenhall   Ferry  (Schuylkill  River  above   Philadel- 

phia). 

174.  New  York,  Church  in  the  Citv  of  (Dr.  Mason's). 

175.  New  York.  City  Hall. 

176.  New  York  Bay. 


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Ax\GLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 


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177.  Philadelphia,  Bank  of  the  United  States  (first  bank, 

built    1795),   from   engraving  by   William   Birch   & 
Son,  1799. 

178.  Philadelphia,  Fair  Mount  Xr. 


180.    Woodlands  Near  Philadelphia.    By  Stubbs. 


179.  Philadelphia,  Fair  Mount  Nr  (same  with  sheep;    on 

platters). 

180.  Philadelphia,  Woodlands  Near. 

181.  Upper     Ferry     Bridge     over     the     River     Schuvlkill 

(Phila.). 


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DESIGN'S   BY    S.    TAMS    &    CO. 

—  Designs    in    Dark    Blue.- 
Xn.     Border.  Foliag-e  of  Trees.* 


182.     Inited  States  Hotel,  Philadelphia.     By  S.  Tarns  &  Co, 

182.  Philadeipiiia,  L'nited  States  Hotel. 

183.  Harrishurg.  F'a.,  Capitol  at.     (Im-oiii  an  engraving  by 

J.  L.  Frederick.) 


*This   same   border   occurs  on    plates  marked  Trms,  Anderson  &  Tanis,  probablv 
from  the  same  establishment. 


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183.     Tureen.    Capitol  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.     By  S.  Tarns  &  Co. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


THOMAS,  JOHN  AND  JOSHUA  MAYER. 

The  Dale  Hall  Works,  Burslem,  were  taken  by  Thomas, 
John  and  Joshua  Mayer,  in  1829,  from  Joseph  Stubbs.  No 
American  printed  designs  appear  to  have  been  made  by  this 
firm.  T.  Mayer  (supposed  to  be  the  Thomas  above  men- 
tioned), however,  seems  to  have  been  in  business  alone  at  one 
period,  as  the  mark  which  occurs  on  some  of  the  American 
designs  is  simply  T.  Mayer,  Stoke.     He  produced  a  set  of 


186.    Arms  of  Georgia.    By  Mayer. 


dark-blue  prints  showing  the  arms  or  seals  of  some  of  the 
United  States.  It  is  probable  that  all  of  the  thirteen  original 
States  were  represented  in  this  series.  The  border  was  a 
handsome  device  composed  of  trumpet  flowers,  with  three  or 
four  stars  or  wheel-shaped  ornaments  at  equidistant  points 
around  the  edge.  A  list  of  the  designs  of  this  set  which  are 
known  to  collectors  follows: 


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DESIGNS  BV  T.  MAVER. 

—  Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 

XIII.     Border,   Sprays   of  Trumpet   Flowers   and  Marginal 
Stars. 

184.  Arms  of  Connecticut. 

185.  Arms  of  Delaware. 


142.     Anns  of  Pennsylvania.     By  Mayer. 


186. 

Arms  of  Georgia. 

187. 

Arms  of  Maryland. 

188. 

Arms  of  Massachusetts. 

189. 

Arms  of  New  Jersey. 

190. 

Arms  of  New  York. 

191. 

Arms  of  North  Carolina 

8o  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


194.     Arms  of  South  Carolina.     By  Mayer. 


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192 

193 
194 

195 
196 


Arms  of  Pennsylvania. 
Arms  of  Rhode  Island. 
Arms  of  South  Carolina. 
Arms  of  Virginia. 
(Probably  New  Hampshire.) 


193.     Anns  of  Rhode  Island.     By  Mayer. 


R.  S.  W. 


Perhaps  the  most  artistic  and  best  drawn  designs  of 
American  subjects  were  produced  by  a  manufacturer  or  firm 
designated  on  the  ware  by  the  letters  R.  S.  W.  and  sometimes 
R.  S.  &  W.     Several  explanations  of  these  initials  have  been 


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given  by  ceramic  students.  Some  believe  that  they  stood  for 
the  firm  of  Ridgway.  Son  &  Wear,  but  the  most  probable 
supposition  is  that  they  were  the  initials  of  Ralph  Stevenson 
and  Williams,  of  Cobridge.  Dark-blue  plates  with  medallion 
portraits  of  Washington  and  Lafayette  have  recently  been 
discovered  which  bear  in  full  the  firm  name  of  R.  Stevenson 
&  Williams.  While  these  particular  pieces  possess  a  different 
border  from  that  which  characterizes  the  series  issued  by 
"R.  S.  W.,"  there  are  certain  peculiarities  in  the  engraved 
work  which  seem  to  indicate  a  common  origin.  We  are 
justified,  therefore,  in  attrib'.iting  to  R.  Stevenson  &  Williams 


2c6.    American  Museum,  N.  Y. 


207.    City  Hotel,  N.  V. 


By  R.  S.  W. 

the  designs  which  bear  the  mark  R.  S.  W.  These  latter  pos- 
sess an  artistic  border  pattern  of  oak  leaves  and  acorns, 
especially  ])leasing  because  of  its  simplicity  and  truthfulness 
to  nature. 

DESIGNS  1!V   U.    S.   W.    (OR   R.   S.   .'v-   W.). 

—  Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 
I')order,  Oak  Leaves  and  Acorns. 
IJaltiinorc.  I'lxchange. 
JJoston,  Court  House. 
Boston,  Nahant  Hotel  near. 

Boston,  Nahant  Hotel  near  (same  without  tree). 
Boston,  State  House. 


XI\' 
197 
198 
199 
200 
201 


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202.  Columbia  College. 

203.  Harvard  College  (several  buildings). 

204.  Harvard  College  (single  building). 

205.  Harvard  College  (different  building). 

206.  New  York,  American  Museum  (Scudders). 

207.  New  York,  City  Hotel. 

208.  New  York,  Park  Theatre.* 

209.  New  York,  St.  Paul's  Chapel. 

210.  Philadelphia,  Water  Works. 

Portrait    Medallions, — Washington,    Jefferson,    Lafayette, 
Clinton  (see  page  121  ). 

211.  W'ashington,  Capitol. 

212.  \\'ashington,  Capitol  (same,  white  edge). 


210.     Philadelphia  Water  Works.     By  R.  S.  W. 

R.  STEVENSON  &  WILLIAMS. 

-Designs  in  Dark  Blue.     Border,  Vase  of  Flowers 
and  Scroll  Work. — 

Washington  and  Lafayette  (portrait  busts). 
Washington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 
Aqueduct  Bridge  at  Rochester. 
Erie  Canal  at  Albany  (Pitcher;  see  page  127), 


*This  and  other  designs  occur  marked  "John  Geddes,  Verreville  Pottery,  Glasgow. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


RALPH  STEVEXSUX. 

The  Ralph  Stevenson  above  mentioned  as  being  a  partner 
with  Mr.  Williams  was  evidently  engaged  in  potting  on  his 
own  account,  either  before  or  after  such  connection.  A  mmi- 
ber  of  designs  in  dark  blue,  and  some  in  other  colors,  marked 
R.  S.  have  l)een  attributed  to  him. 


XV 


DESIGNS  BY  R.  S.  (RALPH   STEVKXSOX). 

— Designs  in  Dark  Blue.* — 
Border,  Vine  Leaves. 


214.     Battle  (if  Bunker  Hill.     By  R.  Stevtiison. 

214. 

Battle  of  r.unkcr  Hill. 

21  s- 

Boston,  Almshouse. 

216. 

Boston,  Hospital  (canal  in  foreground). 

217. 

Boston  Hos])ital  (without  canal). 

218. 

Boston,  Lawrence  Mansion  (so-called). 

♦Some,  if  not  all,  of  these  designs  also  occur  with  white,  embossed  edge. 


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85 


216     Boston  Hospital  (canal).    By  R.  S. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


219.  Boston.  Massachusetts  Hospital. 

220.  Brooklyn  Ferry. 

221.  Charleston,  Exchange. 

222.  Xew  York,  Almshouse. 

223.  New  York,  Battery. 
224..  Xew  York,  City  Hall. 

225.  New  York,  Columbia  College. 

226.  New  York,  Esplanade  and  Castle  Garden, 
22"].  New  York,  Fort  Gansevoort. 

228.  New  York,  Fulton  Market. 

229.  New  York,  Hospital. 

230.  Savannah,  Bank. 

231.  Washington,  Capitol. 


252.     Erie  Canal  at  Buffalo.     Bv  K.  S. 


R.  S.  (RALPH  STEVENSON). 
— Designs  in  Red,  JJrown,  Black,  Purple,  etc. 
XVI.     Lace  Border. 

232.  Erie  Canal  at  Buffalo. 

233.  New  Orleans  (view  of  city). 


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WILLIAM  ADAMS. 

A  pottery  was  founded  at  Stoke-npon-Trent  early  in  the 
last  century  by  William  Adams,  which  he  operated  until 
about  1829,  at  which  time  he  took  his  two  sons  into  partner- 
ship, under  tlie  style  of  William  Adams  &  Sons.  About  five 
years  later  larger  works  were  established  at  Tunstall.  The 
dark-blue  designs  relating  to  America  were  produced  at  the 
Stoke  establishment.  Those  in  other  colors,  of  a  later  period, 
were  made  at  the  Tunstall  works. 


234.    Mitchell  &  Freeman's  China  and  Glass  Warehouse,  Boston. 
By  Wm.  Adams,  of  Stoke. 


DESIGNS  BY  WILLIAM  ADAMS  (Stoke). 

— Designs  in  Dark  Blue.    Border,  Foliage. — 

234.     Mitchell  &  Freeman's   China  and   Glass  Warehouse, 
Chatham  Street,  Boston. 


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William  Adams,  of  Stoke-upon-Treiit. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


DESICrXS  I'.V   W.  ADAMS  &  SONS  (TuUStall). 

— Designs  in  Pink.  Black,  Red,  etc. — 

X\MT.     Border,   Roses   in    Basket.     ]\Iark,   Cornucopia  and 
Easfle. 


235.     Catskill  Mountain  House,  U.  S. 


236.     View  Near  Cotuvay,  N.  H.     By  W.  Adams  &  Soiis. 


236.  Conway,  N.  Hampshire.  U.  S.,  View  near 

237.  Falls  of  Niagara,  U.  S. 

238.  Fort  Niagara. 

239.  Harper's  Ferry.  U.  S. 

240.  Headwaters  of  the  Juniata,  U.  S. 


90  ANGLO-A.MERICAN  POTTERY. 


William  Adams,  of  Tunstall  and  Greenfield. 


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91 


241 
242 

243 
244 

245 
246 
247 
248 


Humphreys,  U.  S. 

Lake  George,  U.  S. 

Monte  Video,  Connecticut,  U.  S. 

New  York,  U.  S.  (horseman  in  foreground). 

Schenectady  on  the  Mohawk  River. 

Shannondale  Springs,  \'irginia,  U.  S. 

West  Point,  MiHtary  School,  New  York,  U.  S. 

White  Mountains,  New  Hampshire,  U.  S. 


249.    New  York.    By  W.  Adams  &  Sons. 


W.  ADAMS  &  SONS  (Tunstall). 

— Designs  in  Pink,  etc.     Border,  Medallions  containing 
Sailor  Boy  and  Ship. — 

249.     New  York  (view  from  river). 


92  AXGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

ADAMS  (W.  A.  &  S.).  Tunstall. 
— Designs  in  Red,  P\irple,  Green,  Black,  etc. — 
X\'III.     Border.  Animal  Medallions  and  Roses. 

250.     Columbus  (fleet  view:  Columbus  and  two  companions, 
six  Indians,  two  caravels  and  two  boats). 


251.     Columbus  (Fleet  View).     By  W.  Adams  &  Sons. 

251.  Columbus  (fleet  view;  one  companion,  three  boats). 

252.  Columbus    (cavalry   view:     Columbus   and   attendant. 

five  Indians  and  mounted  soldiers). 

253.  Columlius  (camp  view;    Columbus  and  horse,  two  In- 

dians, four  tents). 


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254.  Columbus  (Indian  view;    standing  Indian  and  seated 

s(|ua\v,  vessel  in  distance). 

255.  Columbus  (grayhound  view;    Indian  and  three  dogs, 

two  tents  and  boats). 

256.  Columbus    (hunting   view;     standing   and    seated    na- 

tives;   former  shooting  wild  goose). 


258.     Columbus  (Landing  \iew).     By  W.  Adams  &  Sons. 

257.  Columbus   (pavilion   view;    two   circular   tents,   three 

white  men  and  three  Indians). 

258.  Columbus  (landing  view;    procession  of  thirty  white 

men  from  beach;    three  large  figures  of  Indians  in 
tree  in  right  foreground). 


94  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

ROGERS. 

Previous  to  1815,  Messrs.  John  and  George  Rogers  had  an 
extensive  pottery  at  Burslem,  England.  In  the  year  men- 
tioned the  latter  died,  and  the  former's  son,  Spencer,  was 
taken  into  partnership  by  his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of 
John  Rogers  &  Son.  A  year  later  the  senior  member  died, 
but  the  firm  name  continued  to  be  used  until  1842.  Spencer 
Rogers  produced  a  superior  quality  of  tableware,  and  among 
other  things  issued  several  American  designs,  some  of  which 
are  marked  with  the  name  of  Rogers.  Those  known  to  have 
been  made  at  these  works  are  as  follows: 

DESIGNS  BY  ROGERS. 

— Designs  in  Dark   P)luc. — 
XIX.     Border,  Floral  Design. 

259.  Boston  State  House  (chaise  in  foreground). 

260.  Boston  .State  House  (cows  in  foreground). 

261.  Boston  State  House  (without  chaise  or  cows). 

The  Rogers  mentioned  above  was  doubtless  the  same  who 
issued  a  series  of  "Drama"  designs  in  medium  blue  and,  per- 
haps, other  colors.  As  these  are  of  no  special  interest  to  the 
majority  of  American  collectors,  I  have  not  compiled  a  com- 
plete list.    The  best  known  are  as  follows: 

56I.     The  Adopted  Child. 

57I.     The  Deserter. 

58I.     Douglas,  Act  5,  Scene  i. 

59I.     Love  in  a  \"illage,  Act  i.  Scene  4. 


60I.     Midas. 


E.  &  G.  PHILLIPS. 


\'ery  little  is  known  of  this  firm,  except  that  they  had  an 
important  pottery  at  Longport,  Staffordshire,  previous  to 
1830.  They  do  not  seem  to  have  manufactured  extensively 
for  the  American  trade,  but  at  least  one  design  is  known 
bearing  their  mark. 

— Design  in  Dark   lUue. — 

262.     h'ranklin  (toml)). 


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J.  &  J.  JACKSOX. 

This  firm  occupied  the  Churchyard  Works,  Burslem.  Eng- 
land, previous  to  1843.  They  made  a  considerable  number 
of  copperplate  engravings  of  subjects  relating  to  the  United 
States. 


265.     Hancock  House,  Boston.     By  Jackson. 


DESIGN'S  BV  J.   &  J.  J.\CKSOX. 

— Designs  in  Red,  Light  EJlue,  Lilac,  Black,  Brown,  etc. 
XX.     Border,  Floral  Design. 

263.  Albany,  New  York. 

264.  Battle  Monument,  Baltimore. 

265.  Boston,  Hancock  House. 

266.  Boston,  State  House. 


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275.     Newburjjh,  N.  V.     By  Jackson. 


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97 


267. 
268. 
269. 
270. 
271. 
2^2. 

274. 

■275- 
276. 
2yy. 


Catskill  Alountain  House,  New  York. 

Fort  Conanicut,  Rhode  Island. 

Fort  Ticoneroga,  New  York. 

Hartford,  Connecticut. 

Harvard  Hall,  Massachusetts. 

Lake  George. 

Little  Falls,  Mohawk  River  (view  of  the  canal). 

Monte  Video,  Hartford. 

Xewburgh,  New  York. 

Xew  Haven,  Connecticut. 

Xew  Haven,  Yale  College  and  Stat^  House. 


282.    Girard's  Bank,  Philadelphia.     By  Jackson. 


278. 
279. 
280. 
281. 
282. 

283. 
284. 
285. 
286. 


New  York,  Battery,  &c. 

Xew  York,  Castle  Garden. 

Xew  York,  City  Hall. 

Philadelphia,  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum. 

Philadelphia,  Girard's  Bank  (from  engraving  published 

by  C.  G.  Childs,  Philadelphia,  1829). 
Philadelphia,  The  Race  Bridge. 
Philadelphia,  The  Water  Works. 
Richmond  Court  House. 
Richmond,  A'irginia,  At. 


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234.    Watei-  Works,  Pliiladelphia.     By  Jacksoti. 


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99 


287.  Saugerties,  Iron  \\'orks  at. 

288.  Shannondale  Springs,  Virginia. 

289.  Skenectady,  Mohawk  River. 

290.  Washington,  The  President's  House. 

291.  White  Sulphur  Springs,  Town  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  22 

Miles  from  City  of  Columbus. 


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290.    The  President's  House.    By  Jackson. 

THOMAS  GODWIN. 

Contemporary  with  the  Jacksons,  and  one  of  their  neigh- 
bors, was  Thomas  Godwin,  of  Burslem  Wharf.  He  issued 
several  American  views  belonging  to  the  same  period.  These 
are  generally  marked  "T.  Godwin  Wharf,"  a  combination  of 
name  and  place  which  has  occasioned  some  confusion  in  the 
minds  of  collectors  as  to  the  name  of  the  maker. 

DESIGNS  BY  THOMAS  GODWIN.* 

"American  Views." 
— Designs  in  Green,  Brown,  Light  Blue,  etc. — 
XXI.     Border,  Convolvulus  and  Nasturtium. 
292.     Baltimore,  City  of. 


*  These  views  were  printed  both  on  circular  and  twelve-sided  plates. 


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293.  Boston  and  Bunker  Hill. 

294.  Brooklyn  Ferry. 
294^.  Columbia  (Pa.)  Bridge. 

295.  Fort  Hamilton,  The  Narrows  from. 

296.  Schuylkill  Water  Works. 

297.  Utica,  N.  Y. 

298.  Washing-ton,  The  Capitol. 


292.    View  of  the  City  of  Balliinore.    By  Godwin. 


DAVENPORT. 

The  firm  of  Davenport  &  Co.  operated  works  at  Longport, 
Staffordshire,  from  1793,  the  original  buildings  having  been 
erected  in  1773.     Mr.  John  Davenport,  the  founder  of  the 


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firm,  continued  in  business  until  about  1830,  when  he  retired 
in  favor  of  his  two  sons,  and  at  their  death  a  grandson  of 
John  Davenport  continued  the  works.  The  wares  produced 
by  the  Messrs.  Davenport  have  always  been  of  a  high  stand- 
ard. Their  dark-blue  printed  pottery  was  justly  celebrated 
for  the  excellence  of  the  engraving  and  clearness  of  the  print- 


299.    The  City  of  Montreal.     By  Davenport  &  Co. 


ing,  but  they  do  not  appear  to  have  issued  anything  in  that 
color  especially  for  American  consumption.  Neither  do  they 
seem  to  have  catered,  to  any  great  extent,  to  the  American 
trade  at  a  later  date,  when  many  of  the  other  English  manu- 
facturers were  sending  to  this  country  printed  ware  in  other 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


colors.  At  least  one  American  design,  however,  has  come  to 
light,  bearing  the  stamp  of  the  Davenport  works.  The  view 
referred  to.  however,  relates  to  British  America. 


DESIGNS  BY  DAVENPORT   &  CO. 

-Designs  in  Brown,  etc.     Border,  Floral  Design. — 


299.     Montreal,  City  of. 


C.  M. 


Job  Meigh  commenced  manufacturing  china  at  Hanley, 
England,  in  the  Old  Hall  Works,  in  1770.  In  course  of  time 
the  business  descended  to  his  son.  and  subsequently  to  his 
grandson,  Charles  Meigh,  who  continued  it  until  1861.  These 
works  became  celebrated  for  the  highly  artistic  quality  of 
their  products,  and  manufactured  extensively  for  the  foreign, 
including  the  American,  trade.  Among  other  things,  Charles 
j\Ieigh,  between  1830  and  184x3,  produced  a  series  of  American 
views  in  various  colors. 

DESIGNS    BY   CHARLES    MEIGH. 

— Designs  in  Brown,  Light  Blue,  Purple,  Gray,  etc. — 

XXII.     Border.  ]Moss  and  Small  Flowers  (Chickweed). 
"American  Cities  and  Scenery"  Series. 

300.  Baltimore. 

301.  Boston,  from  the  Dorchester  Heights. 

302.  Boston,  Mill  Dam. 

303.  Hudson  City,  New  York. 

304.  Little  F'alls,  New  York. 
304^.  New  Haven,  Yale  College. 

305.  New  York.  City  Hall. 

306.  Schuylkill  Water  Works  (  riiiladelphia). 

307.  I'tica,  New  York.  : 


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103 


I04 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


T.    G. 

Thomas  Green  produced  print-figured  china  at  Fenton, 
England,  between  1847  and  1859.  This  manufacturer  seems 
to  have  used  but  one  subject  for  his  American  patrons, — the 
treaty  of  Pcnn  with  the  Indians.     The  conception  of  the  en- 


309.     William  Penn's  Treaty.     By  T.  G. 

graver  of  this  design  was  indeed  vague,  as  the  Treaty  Ehn 
itself,  under  which  Penn,  in  1682.  made  his  treaty  of  friend- 
ship and  goodwill  with  the  natives,  is  not  represented.  In  its 
place  are  nondescript  trees,  with  clumps  of  foliage  sur- 
mounted by  bunches  of  unrecognizable  fruit,  pagodas  and 
(  )riental  l)uildings.  It  is  probable  that  there  are  a  dozen  or 
more  distinct  \arieties  of  this  imaijinative  design. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


105 


DESIGNS    BY    THOMAS    GREEN. 

— Designs  in  Black,  Red,  Green,  Brown,  Pink, 
Gray,  Blue.  etc. — 

XXIII.     Border,  a  Stencil  or  Set  Pattern  of  Small,  Diamond- 
shaped  Figures. 


311.     William  Penn's  Treaty.     By  T.  G. 

William  Penn's  Treaty: — 

308.  Penn    standing,    companion    kneeling;     two    Indians 

standing. 

309.  Penn,     companion     and     Indian     standing;     squaw 

kneeling. 

310.  I'enn  seated,  companion  standing;   two  Indians, — man 

standing,  squaw  kneeling. 


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311.  Penn  standino;,  companion   seated;    Indian   standing, 

squaw  reclining-. 

312.  Penn  and  attendant   at   right;    Indian   and   squaw  at 

left;   all  standing. 

313.  Penn  and  attendant  standing;   two  Indians  seated  and 

one  reclinine. 


J.  H.  &  CO. 

Joseph  Heath  &  Co.  were  making  goods  for  the  American 
market  at  Tunstall,  England,  in  1829.  They  were  the  makers 
of  the  well-known  residence  of  Richard  Jordan  design,  which 
is  among  the  most  abundant  of  old  English  patterns  in  East- 
ern Pennsylvania  and  in  Xew  Jersey.  It  is  found  on  entire 
table  services  and  on  every  size  of  plate  then  made,  and  was 
printed  in  a  greater  variety  of  colors  and  shades,  perhaps, 
than  any  other  American  view.  It  was  drawn  by  W.  Mason, 
a  drawing  teacher  of  Philadelphia,  and  engraved  by  F. 
Kearney,  by  order  of  some  of  the  friends  of  Richard  Jordan, 
the  eminent  Quaker  preacher,  after  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1826.  On  the  backs  of  pieces  bearing  this  print  is 
the  descriptive  title  in  an  irregular  framework,  surrounded  by 
an  umbrella-shaped  device.  The  Jordan  residence  was  at 
Newton,  (jloucester  countv,  X.  I. 


])E.Sir..\S   J'.Y  JOSEPH    HEATH    &    CO. 

— Printed  in  Red,  Pink,  Black.  Brown,  Mulberry,  Gray, 

Green,  Light  Blue,  Lilac.  Purple,  etc.     Border,  a 

Handsome  I'loral  Design. — 

314.  The    Residence    of    the    Late    Richard    Jordan,    New 

Jersey.     (The  same  central  engraving  occurs  with- 
out border  save  a  heavy  line  around  the  edge.) 

Joseph  Heath  &  Co.  also  ])r<)(luce(l  views  entitled: 

315.  Ontario  Lake  Scenery. 

316.  Monterey, 


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107 


314.     The  Richard  Jordan  Plate.     By  J.  H.  &  Co. 


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J.  &  T.  EDWARDS. 

Previous  to  1842  Messrs.  James  and  Tliomas  Edwards 
conducted  a  pottery  at  Burslem.  England,  styled  the  Kiln- 
Croft  Works.  This  partnership  continued  only  for  a  short 
time,  and  Mr.  James  Edwards,  in  the  year  named  above,  pur- 
chased the  manufactory  of  John  Rogers  &  Son,  formerly 
owned  by  John  and  George  Rogers,  and  embarked  in  business 
alone. 

DESIGNS  r.V  J.  &  T.  EDWARDS. 

— Designs  in  Pink,  Black,  Brown,  Blue,  etc.    Sometimes 
in  two  colors. — 
XX1\'.     Border,  four  (or  three)  Steamships,  marked  "Co- 
lumbia," "Caledonia,"  "Britannia,"  "Acadia"  (in 
some  pieces  one  of  these  vessels  is  omitted). 
"Boston  Mails"  Series. 

317.  Gentlemen's  Cabin  (four  men). 

318.  Gentlemen's  Cabin  (three  men). 

319.  Ladies'  Cabin. 

The  same  central  designs  occur  on  plates,  etc.,  without 
border  design. 

JOHX  TAMS. 
About  1840  John  Tams  was  carrying  on  business  at  Long- 
ton,  England.  One  of  his  relatives,  probably  a  brother,  James 
Tams,  importer,  of  Philadelphia,  was  commissioned  by  Mr. 
John  Price  Wetherill,  a  wealthy  resident  of  that  city,  to  have 
two  souvenir  designs  made  in  china  in  honor  of  General 
\\'illiam  Henry  Harrison  and  Henry  Clay,  the  occasion  being 
a  "barbecue"  at  Mr.  Wetherill's  country  place  at  Walnut  Hill, 
Montgomery  county.  Pa.  It  is  said  that  a  large  number  of 
nine-inch  plates  were  imported,  several  of  which  are  known 
to  have  survived.* 

DKsrcxs  r.V  john  t.\ms. 

— Designs  in  Light  Blue.     Border,  Two  Marginal  Lines. — 

320.  (jeneral  W.  H.  Harrison.  "Hero  of  the  Thames,  1813." 

321.  Henry  Clay,  "Star  of  the  \A'e?t." 

*  In  the  Henry  Wille't  collection  of  old  English  pottery,  now  in  the  \'ictoria  and 
Albert  Museum,  South  Kensington,  is  one  of  the  Henry  Clay  plates,  five  and  a  quarter 
inches  in  diameter. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


109 


320.     General  W.  H.  Harrison  Plate.     By  John  Tarns. 


no 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


321.     Henry  Clay  Plate.     By  John  Tains. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


MELLOR,  VEXABLES  &  CO. 

This  firm  was  potting  in  Biirslem  in  1843.  Of  the  china 
on  which  their  names  appear,  only  one  series  of  designs 
seems  to  have  been  made  for  use  in  this  country. 


326.     Fort  Hamilton,  N.  \'.     By  Mellor,  Venables  &  Co. 
DESIGNS   BY   MELLOR,  VENABLES   &  CO. 

— Designs  in  Light  Blue.  Purple,  Red,  etc. — 

XXV.     Border,  Medallions,  containing  the  Arms  of  States: 
New    York,    Pennsylvania,    Massachusetts,    Vir- 
ginia, Maryland,  etc. 
322.     View  of  Rear  of  White  House.  Washington. 


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324 
326 

328 


Capitol  Buildings  of  the  Different  States  Represented. 

\'ie\v  of  Mount  \'ernon. 

Caldwell,  Lake  George. 

Fort  Hamilton,  New  York. 

Little  Falls,  New  York. 

Washington's  Tomb,  Mount  A  ernon. 

J.  B. 


We  have  not  been  able  to  positively  identify  the  maker  of 
pieces  bearing  these  initials. 

AMERICAN    DESIGNS    PRODUCED    P.V    J.    P.. 

— Designs  in  Blue,  Red,  etc.     Border,  Trophies  of  War  and 

Peace. — 

329.,    "Texian  Campaign." 

F.  M.  &  CO. 

Francis  Morley  &  Co.  were  potters  at  Hanley,  England. 
A  single  design  bearing  these  initials  is  known  to  collectors. 

— Design  in  Blue,  Red,  etc.     Border,  Ship?,  etc. — 

330.  American  ^Marine. 

G.  L.  A.  &  BRO. 

Francis  Morley  &  Co.  were  succeeded  in  1859  by  George  L. 
Ashworth  &  Bro.,  who  published  the  same  design. 

331.  American  Marine  (large  vessel,  broadside). 
A'ariety  (two  small  sailing  vessels,  front  view). 

T.  F.  cS:  CO. 

(Probably  Thomas  Ford  «Jt  Co.,  Hanley,  England.) 

— Designs     in     Blue,    etc.       Border,    a    Coarsely    Stenciled 

Design. — 

332.  "America"    (eagle,    with    C    S.    shield,    standing    on 

globe). 


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C.  C. 

There  were  several  potters  in  Staffordshire  previous  to  the 
middle  of  the  last  century  for  whom  these  initials  might 
stand,  but  in  the  absence  of  sufficient  means  of  identification, 
the  name  of  the  maker  cannot  be  stated  with  positiveness. 

DESIGNS  BY  C.   C. 

— Designs  in  Light  Blue,  etc. — 
XXVI.     Border.  "Catskill  Moss"  (so  printed). 

^^^.     Boston  from  Chelsea  Heights  (from  view  in  "Boston 

Xotions,"  1848). 
^34.     Kosciusko's  Tomb. 

335.  Meredith  (N.  H.?). 

336.  Washington,  Capitol. 

336J.  Washington's  Tomb.  Mt.  A'ernon. 


DARK-BLUE  DESIGNS. 


UXKXOWX    MAKERS. 


MAXY  OF  THE  BEST  printed  American  views  on  old 
English  china  were  never  marked  with  the  names  or 
initials  of  the  makers  or  of  the  factories,  while  others 
were  only  occasionally  so  distinguished.  Why  manufacturers 
should  have  been  unwilling  to  attach  identifying  marks  to 
their  wares  is  difficult  to  understand.  It  is  possible  that  some 
of  them  were  supersensitive  aljout  placing  themselves  in  a 
position  to  invite  criticism  for  catering  to  the  American  trade 
so  soon  after  the  War  of  1812.  Be  this  as  it  may,  it  is  impos- 
sible at  this  late  day  to  determine  the  origin  of  the  greater 
number  of  the  former,  while  the  latter  can  only  be  identified 
when  an  occasional  marked  example  happens  to  turn  up.  For 
instance,  the  majority  of  designs  produced  by  Joseph  Stubbs 
did  not  bear  his  name,  but  by  means  of  the  few  which  are 
found  with  the  word  "Stubbs"  impressed  in  the  body  of  the 
ware  all  dark-blue  plates  possessing  the  same  eagle,  scroll  and 
flower  border  may  be  confidently  assigned  to  that  maker,  for 
it  is  a  singular  fact  that  while  competing  potters  of  that 
period  did  not  hesitate  to  appropriate  each  other's  central 
views, — the  most  important  parts  of  these  engravings, — no 
instance  is  known  where  one  manufacturer  used  the  border 
device  of  another.  This  seems  to  have  been  considered  the 
individual  property  of  the  factory  which  originated  it.  and 
by  a  sort  of  mutual  understanding  or  tacit  agreement  it  was 
as  proof  against  infringement  as  though  protected  by  copy- 
right or  patent.  Strict  originality  of  design  was  confined  to 
the  marginal  embellishment,  so  that,  while  some  of  the  tioral 
groupings  possessed  more  or  less  similarity,  they  were  always 
quite  distinct  and  characteristic,  and  they  can  readily  be  dis- 
tinguished by  the  observing  collector. 
114 


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115 


338.    Baltimore. 


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ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTERY 


It  is  quite  probable,  therefore,  that  specimens  of  some  of 
the  designs,  hstecl  here  among  the  prockictions  of  unknown 
makers,  may  be  found  bearing  identifying  initials  or  names. 
Thus,  entire  series  of  designs,  possessing  a  common  border, 
may  be  identified  hereafter,  through  the  discovery  of  a  single 
example,  so  marked. 


347.     A  View  Near  Philadelphia  (on  Schuylkill  River). 


I:)ES1GN.S  BY  UNKNOWN   MAKERS. 

— Designs  in  Dark  lUue. — 

XX\'I1.     liorder,   Large   Flowers   in   Four  Groups   of  Two 
Sorts. 

337.  Albany,  New  York. 

338.  Baltimore,  Maryland. 


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117 


348.     Philadelphia. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


339- 
340. 
341- 
342. 
343- 
344- 
345- 


Buenos  Ayres,  South  America. 
Chillicothe,  Ohio. 
Cohunbus,  Ohio. 
Detroit,  Michigan. 
Fishkill  (N.  Y.),  Near. 
Hobart  Town  (N.  Y.  ?). 
IndianapoHs,  Indiana. 


353.    Wright's  Ferry  on  the  Susquehanna. 


346.  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

347.  Philadelphia,  A  View  near. 

348.  Philadelphia  (showing  Penn's  Treaty  Tree). 

349.  Quebec. 

350.  Richmond,  Mrginia. 

351.  Sandusky,  Ohio. 

352.  Washington,  District  of  Columbia. 


ANGLO-A^IERICAN  POTTERY. 


119 


353.  Wright's  Ferry  on  the  Susquehanna  (from  an  engrav- 
ing pubhshed  by  Longman,  Hurst,  Rees,  Orme  & 
Brown,  London,  1812). 


— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 
XX\'in.     Border,  Fruits  and  Flowers. 
354.     Baltimore,  Court  House. 


355.     Baltimore  Exchange. 


355.  Baltimore,  Exchange. 

356.  Philadelphia,   The    Dam    and    Water   Works    (stern- 

wheel  boat). 

357.  Philadelphia,    The    Dam    and    Water    Works    (side- 

wheel  boat). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


356.     The  Dam  and  Water  Works,  Pliiladelphia  (stern-wheel  steamboaf). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


PORTRAIT  PLATES  IX  DARK  BLUE. 

Among  the  most  interesting  blue  designs  are  those  which 
possess,  in  the  upper  margin,  medalhon  portraits  of  Wash- 
ington, Jefferson,  Lafayette  and  Chnton,  with  various  cen- 
tral views  and  smaller  scenes  at  the  lower  edge.  These 
were  made  to  commemorate  the  opening  of  the  Erie 
Canal,  when  Lafayette  visited  the  L^nited  States,  in 
1825.  The  makers  were  A.  Stevenson,  James  Clews  and  R. 
Stevenson  and  Williams,  as  shown  both  by  the  border  de- 
signs and  the  names  occasionally  printed  on  the  backs.  It 
Jias  been  generally  supposed  that  A.  Stevenson  retired  from 
Inisiness  in  1819,  but  the  appearance  of  Lafayette's  portrait, 
in  connection  with  that  of  Clinton,  on  plates  bearing  this 
manufacturer's  name,  would  seem  to  prove  that  his  name 
continued  to  be  placed  on  printed  ware  until  1825. 

These  portrait  plates  are  of  three  varieties,— those  having 
four  portraits,  those  with  two  and  those  with  a  single  one. 
They  possess  several  different  border  designs,  the  predomi- 
nating ones  being  the  acorn  and  oak  leaf  of  R.  S.  W.  and 
the  rose  border  of  A.  Stevenson. 


FOUR-PORTRAIT  ^LEDALLIONS. 

358.  Washington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Faulkbourn  Hall.  England  (in  center). 
Rochester  Aqueduct  Bridge  (at  base). 

(By  A.  Stevenson.) 

359.  Washington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Faulkbourn  Hall,  England. 
Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal  into  Hudson. 

(By  A.  wStevenson.) 

360.  Washington,  Jeft'erson.  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York.  (By  R.  S.  W.) 

361.  Washington,  Jefferson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Niagara  (sheep-shearing  scene). 
Albany.  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 

(By  A.  Stevenson.) 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


358.     Faulkbourn  Hall.     Heads  of  Washington,  Jefferson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton 
(border  VII).    By  A.  Stevenson. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


125 


362.  Washington,  Jefferson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Niagara  (sheep-shearing  scene). 
Rochester,  Aquedtict  Bridge. 

(By  A.  Stevenson.) 

363.  Washington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  CHnton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
Rochester,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

(By  R.  S.  W.) 


364.     Park  Theatre,  New  \ork.     Erie  Canal  at  Albany     (border  XIV)- 
By  R.  S.  W. 


364.  Washington,  Jefferson.  Lafayette  and  CHnton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
Albanv,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal 

(By  R.  S.  W.) 

365.  W'ashington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  CHnton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 


124  AXGLO-A^IERICAX  POTTERY. 

366.  \\'ashing'ton,  Jefferson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

Rochester.  Aquednct  Bridge. 
Alliany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 

(R.  Stevenson  &  Williams.) 
366^.  \\'ashington,  Jeft'erson,  Lafayette  and  Clinton. 

W'rittle  Lodge,  Essex.  (By  A.  Stevenson.) 

T\\0-P0RTR.\1T    MED.XLLIONS. 

367.  Washington  and  Jefferson  (at  top). 

Washington,  Capitol  (in  center). 
xAlbany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal  (at  base). 

368.  Washington  and  Lafayette. 

City  Hotel,  New  York. 
Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 

(By  R.  S.  W.) 

369.  Washington  and  Lafayette. 

City  Hotel,  New  York. 

Little  Ealls,  Aqnednct  Bridge. 

370.  Washington  and  Lafayette. 

City  Hotel,  Xew  York. 
Rochester,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

371.  Washington  and  Lafayette. 

Washington,  Capitol. 
Little  Ealls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 
371I-.  Washington  and  Lafayette. 

(By  R.  Stevenson  &  Williams.) 

372.  Washington  and  Clinton.. 

Boston,  Hospital. 
Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 
^/^.     Washington  and  Clinton. 

City  Hotel,  New  York. 
Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 

374.  Washington  and  Clinton. 

Eaulkbourn  Hall,  England. 
Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

375.  Washington  and  Clinton. 

Eaulkbourn  Hall,  l£ngland. 
Rochester.  Aciueduct  Bridge. 


AXGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 


125 


366.    Portrait  Pitcher.     By  R.  Stevenson  &  Williams. 
At  Side,  View  of  the  Aqueduct  Bridge  at  Rochester. 
Reverse,  Entrance  of  the  Erie  Canal  into  the  Hudson  at  Albany. 


126 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


371^.    Washington  and  Lafayette.     By  R.  Stevenson  &  Williams. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  127 

376.     Washing'ton  and  Clinton. 

Niagara. 

Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 
2)7^.     Washington  and  Clinton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 

Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

378.  Washington  and  Clinton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
Rochester,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

379.  Washington  and  Clinton. 

A\'asliington,  Capitol. 

Albany,  Entrance  of  Erie  Canal. 

380.  Jefferson  and  Lafayette. 

Boston,  Hospital. 
Rochester.  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

381.  Jeft'erson  and  Lafayette. 

Covethani,  England. 

(Probably  by  Clews.) 

382.  Jeft'erson  and  Lafayette. 

Washington,  Capitol. 
Rochester,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

383.  Jeft'erson  and  Clinton. 

Albany. 

Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

384.  Jefferson  and  Clinton. 

Boston,  Massachusetts  Hospital. 
Rochester,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

385.  Jefferson  and  Clinton. 

Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

ONE-PORTR.\IT   MEDALLION. 

386.  Jeft'erson. 

Columbia  College,  New  York. 
Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

(By  R.  S.  &  W.) 


128  ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 

MISCELLANEOUS    DESIGNS   IN    DARK   P.LUE. 

— \  arious   Border  Designs. — 

387.  American   \'illa   (border,   fruits  and  flowers;    not   an 

American  view).     By  B.  B.  &  B. 

388.  Baltimore,  Almshouse  (floral  border). 

389.  Baltimore,  Masonic  Hall. 

390.  Boston    Harbor    (so-called;     large    eagle    and    shield, 

with  distant  view  of  a  city). 
39oi.     "Cadmus"  (two  ships;    trefoil  border). 

391.  Connecticut,  Arms  of  State  (marked  on  base  "Oliver 

Stoke"). 

392.  Erie  Canal,  Entrance  of.  into  the  Hudson  at  Albany. 

393.  Erie  Canal  (DeWitt  Clinton  Eulogy  in  center;  border. 

canal  boats,  etc.). 

394.  Erie  Canal  at  Little  h^alls,  N.  Y.,  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

395.  Erie  Canal  at  Rochester,  Acjueduct  Bridge. 

396.  Erie  Canal  at  Utica,  1824  (inscription;    border,  canal 

boats,  etc.). 

397.  I'ulton's    Steamboat    (so-called;    primitive    steamboat 

with  tall  smokestack). 

398.  Hartford,  State  House. 

399.  Harvard  University  (floral  l:)order). 

400.  Lafayette    (bust,    in    uniform),      "(ieneral    Lafayette,. 

Welcome  to  the  Land  of  Liberty  (vine-leaf  border). 

401.  Mount  X'ernon,  "The  Seat  of  the  Late  Gen'l  Washing- 

ton" (Washington  standing  beside  horse). 

402.  Xew    York,    Castle    Garden    (set   border,    trefoil    and 

knobs). 

403.  Xew  York,  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  Mott  St.  ■ 

404.  Xew   York,   Castle   (iarden    ("Peter   Morton,'^'    Hart- 

ford," on  back;   trefoil  border). 

405.  Philadelphia,  Masonic  Temi)le. 

406.  l^niversity  of  Maryland. 

407.  Washington  and  Lafayette  (urn  and  scroll  border). 

408.  Washington  from  Mount  \  ernon,  \'iew  of. 

*  Name  of  Importer,  see  note  page  36. 


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129 


DESIGNS   IX   A'ARIOUS   COLORS.     MOSTLY   BY 
UX KNOWN  :NL'\KERS. 

It  is  impossible  to  sub-classify  the  large  number  of 
ceramic  prints  in  various  colors  which  occur  without  the 
names  of  the  manufacturers.  Many  of  the  English  potters 
appear  to  have  issued  but  one  or  two  American  views,  while 


429.     Log  Cabin  Bowl,  VV.  H.  Harrison  (Interior  View). 

others  seem  to  have  varied  the  marginal  device  with  each 
subject  treated.  In  fact,  it  is  unusual  to  find  two  designs  of 
this  class  which  bear  the  same  border.  Some  of  these  views 
are  found  only  in  a  single  color,  while  others  occur  in  a  va- 
riety of  tints.  For  the  reason  that  all  of  these  ceramic  prints, 
other  than  those  in  dark  blue,  were  produced  at  about  the 


I30 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


same  period,  and  it  is  possible  that  the  majority  of  them  may 
later  be  found  to  have  been  made  in  the  full  variety  of  color- 
ings, it  is  not  considered  necessary  to  subdivide  them  in  this 
respect.  Occasionally,  however,  two  colors  are  combined  in 
a  single  piece,  one  being  used  for  the  central  print  and 
another  for  the  border. 

— Miscellaneous  Designs  in  Black,  Brown,  Red,  Pink,  Rose, 
Medium  Blue.  Pale  Blue,  Green,  Purple,  Lilac  or 
Violet,  Mulberry,  Gray,  etc.     Various  Borders. — 


429.     Portrait  from  Interior  of  Harrison  Bowl. 


409. 

410 
411 

412 

414 


"Alabama,"  C.  S.  N.  (E.  F.  Bodley  &  Co.,  Burslem, 

about  1862). 
Albany  (view  of  city). 
Albany,  City  Hall.  ' 
Albany  Theatre  (1824). 

American  Flag,  Liberty  Cap  and  Flowers  (stoneware). 
America  Triumphant  (so-called).  Eagle,  Olive  Branch, 

Ship  and  Anchor. 
Anti-Slavery  (see  Constitution  of  the  \J.  S.). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


131 


{..JjU"-"^ 


132 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


415.  Arms   of  the   United   States    (colored  by   hand:   both 

octagonal  and  circular). 

416.  Arms  of  the  United  States   (flow  blue  or  brown  on 

white;  stencil  border,  by  R.  Hammersley). 

417.  Boston,  Bunker  Hill  Monument. 

418.  Boston,  Court  House. 

419.  Boston,  State  House. 

420.  Constitution  of  the  United   States,   First  Amendment 

(central  inscription  ;  eagle  and  motto  border). 

421.  Same.     Lovejoy,  Martyr,  Alton,  Nov.  7,  1837. 


435.     Merchants'  Exchange,  New  York  Fire. 


422.  "Constitution"  (U.  S.  S.). 

423.  "Constitution"  and  "Guerriere,"  Fight  between  (cop- 

per  luster). 

424.  P^ort  Hamilton,  The  Narrows. 

425.  Fort  Hudson,  N.  Y.  (yellow). 

426.  I'ort  Niagara  (medallion  and  flower  border). 

427.  PYanklin  (flying  kite). 

428.  Fulton's  Steamboat  (so-called). 

429.  Harrison,  W.  H.  (log  cabin). 

430.  Flarvard  College  (stencil  border,  with  roses). 


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133 


431.  Little  Falls,  View  of  Aqueduct  Bridge  at. 

432.  "JVIt.  Vernon,  Seat  of  the  Late  Gen'l  Washington." 

433.  "Alt.  A'ernon"  (man  and  horse  in  foreground). 

434.  Merchants'  Exchange,  New  York,  Burning  of  (phoenix 

and  engine  border). 

435.  Merchants"  Exchange,  New  York  (ruins). 

436.  Mormon.     Tabernacle  in  center;  names  of  brethren  in 

border.      (J.  Twigg  &  Co.) 


437.     New  Orleans,  Old  Cathedral. 

437.  New  Orleans,  Old  Cathedral,  "Municipality,  No.  i." 

438.  New  York,  Battery. 

439.  New   York,   Coenties   Slip,   Burning  of    (phoenix   and 

engine  border). 

440.  New  York  from  Weehawken  (lace  medallion  border). 

441.  Niagara. 

442.  Niagara  Falls  (large  house  in  foreground). 

443.  Penn's  Treaty  with  the  Indians  (from  Benjamin  West's 

painting;  overglaze  print  on  porcelain). 

444.  Pennsylvania,  by  K.  E.  &  Co.  (medallion  border). 


134  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


443.    Peiin's  Treaty  with  the  Indians.     From  Benjamin  West's  Painting. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


135 


445.  Philadelphia,    Dumb   Asylum    (from    engraving   pub- 

lished bv  Hinton  &  Simpkin  &  Marshall,  London, 
1831). 
445^.  Primitive  Methodist  Preachers,   1830   (Bourne,  Nixon 
&  Co.). 

446.  States,  Chain  of  thirteen  links  containing  names  of ;  in- 

closing ship,  anchor,  etc. ;  vine  border,  black.     Wedg- 
wood. 


445.     Dumb  Asylum,  Philadelphia. 


447.  Thorps  and  Sprague,  Albany,  N.  Y.  (title  on  face). 

448.  Utica,  N.  Y.  (medallion  border). 

449.  Virginia  (monument;  floral  border). 

450.  Washington,    Executive    Mansion     (same    border    as 

Dumb  Asylum,  Philadelphia). 

451.  Washington,  Capitol  at  (floral  border). 

452.  Washington,  White  House. 


136  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

453.  Washington  Crossing  the  Delaware  (H.  P.  &  W.  C. 

Taylor,  Philadelphia:  ahout  1865). 

454.  ^^'ashington   [Monument.   '"Sacred  to  the   Memory  of 

Washington." 

455.  Washington  ^Memorial  (  red  and  gr.^en  ;  nrn  and  willow 

horder ). 

456.  Washington  ^'ase  (pearl  color,  or  flow  blue). 

457.  "W^ashington"  (urn  bearing  name:  floral  border). 


470.    Welcome,  Lafayette,  the  Nation's  Guest. 

— Portrait  Plates,  probably  by  Enoch  Wood,  Davenport  and 
others  (all  Staffordshire). — 

458.  Bainbridge.     "Avast,  boys,  she's  struck !" 

459.  Brown   (bust).     "^vlajor-Gen.  Brown,  Niagara"   (view 

of  Niagara  Falls,  naval  emblems,  etc.). 

460.  Decatur.     ''Free  Trade,  Sailor's  Rights." 

461.  Hull     (bust).      "Captain    Hull    of    the    'Constitution" 

(view  of  ship,  naval  emblems,  etc.). 

462.  Jackson,  (General  (colored  border). 

463.  Jackson.     "Hero  of  New  Orleans."     (Wood.) 

464.  Jones    (bust).     "Captain    Jones    of   the    'Macedonian" 

(view  of  ship,  naval  emblems,  etc.). 


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137 


472.    Lafayette  and  Washington  (splotched  border). 


138 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


465.  "Perry"  (bust). 

466.  Perry  (full  length  portrait). 

467.  Perry.    "We  have  met  the  enemy  and  they  are  ours." 

468.  Pike  (bust).     "Be  always  ready  to  die  for  your  coun- 

try" (naval  emblems,  etc.). 

469.  Lafayette  (bust).     Long  inscription,  "He  was  born  at 

Auvergne,"  etc.  (raised  floral  border,  colored). 

470.  Lafayette  (bust).     "Welcome,  Lafayette,  the  Nation's 

Guest  and  our  Country's  Glory"  (embossed  border). 

471.  Lafayette  and   Washington    (raised  floral  border,   red 

and  green). 

472.  Lafayette  and  Washington  (raised  border;  splotches  of 

color). 


476.     Ballimorc,  Masimic  Hall. 


—  List    of    American    Designs    which    occur    principally    on 
Pitchers  and  Jugs,  Tea  Pots,  etc. — 

DESIGNS  IN  D.\RK  RLUE. 

473.  Albany,  Dutch  Church  at. 

474.  American   Heroes   (names   of   Washington,   Truxton, 

Jones,  etc.). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


139 


475.  Arms  of  the   United  States   (large  eagle,  shield  and 

flowers). 

476.  Baltimore,  Masonic  Hall. 

477.  Erie  Canal,  Views  on  the. 

478.  Lafayette  (busts).    "\\'elcome,  Lafayette,  the  Nation's 

Guest,"  etc. 

479.  Lafayette     (busts).       "Republicans     are     not    always 

ungrateful." 

480.  Lafayette  (bust).    "Welcome  to  the  land  of  Liberty." 


483.    Mt.  Vernon,  the  Seat  of  the  Late  General  Washington. 


481.  Lafayette    and    Washington    (in    commemoration    of 

Lafayette's  visit  in  1824). 

482.  Mount    Vernon.      "Washington's    Seat"    (Washington 

mounted). 

483.  "Mount  Vernon,  the  Seat  of  the  Late  Gen'l  Washing- 

ton"   (Washington   standing  beside  prancing  horse 
and  groom). 

484.  "Prentiss,  Henry,  Success  to,  and  his  Employ.     1789" 

(floral  designs). 


140 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


— Designs  in  \'arious  Colors,  on  Pitchers,  Jugs,  etc. — 

485.  Arms  of  the  United  States  (huzzard.  cannon,  flag,  etc; 

in  colors). 

486.  American    Heroes    (names    of   Izard,    Van    Rensalaer, 

Adair,  etc.). 

487.  "America,    whose    ]\Iilitia    is    better    than    Standing 

Armies"  (cannon,  flags,  etc.). 

488.  Baltimore,  ^'ie\v  of. 


485.     Arms  of  the  United  States,  Pitcher. 


489.  "Constitution"  taking  "Cyane"  and  "Levant." 

490.  "Constitution"  leaving  Boston  Harbor. 

491.  "Constitutions'    escape     from    the     British     Squadron 

after  a  chase  of  sixty  hours." 

492.  Cornwallis,     Surrender     of      (with     inscription;     red 

ground). 

493.  Cornwallis,  Surrender  of  (same,  on  yellow  ground). 

494.  Cornwallis,  Surrender  of  (same,  on  blue  ground). 

495.  Decatm-,  Commodore  (bust;  red  on  yellow  ground). 

496.  "luUerprise"  and  "Uoxer,"  Coml)at  lietween. 


anglo-a:mericax  pottery. 


141 


497.  "'Fayette,  the   Nation's   Guest"    (portrait).     "In   Com- 

memoration of  the  Visit,"  etc. 

498.  Harrison,    General    W.    H.     (portrait    in    black;    log 

cabin,  eagle,  inscriptions     "Harrison  and  Reform"; 
"Union  for  the  Sake  of  the  Union"  ;  luster). 

499.  Harrison   (same;  "To  Let  in  1841";  luster  and  green 

ornaments). 

500.  Harrison    (same;   "Our   Country's   Hope";  luster  and 

black  spots). 

501.  Harrison  (same;  "Union  for  the  Sake  ot  the  Union"; 

luster  and  yellow  band). 


499.     W.  H.  Harrison  Pitcher.     "To  Let  in  1841." 


502.  Harrison  (same;  portrait  in  pink;  luster). 
502^.  Hull,  Captain. 

503.  Jackson     (bust).      "Hero    of     New     Orleans"     (blue 

ground). 

504.  "Jackson,  Major-General  Andrew"  (bust). 

505.  "Jones,  Captain"  (bust). 

506.  Lafayette  (bust).     "Welcome,  Lafayette,  our  Nation's 

Guest." 

507.  Lafayette  (bust).    Reverse,  Surrender  of  Cornwallis. 

508.  Lawrence  and  Decatur. 


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AXGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


^^'^^ 


■  \1TAIN     J"^'-' 


509 
5IO 

511 
512 

513 

514 

515 
5i6 

517 
518 

519 
520 

521 

522 
523 
524 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  143 

Lawrence  (bust).    "Don't  surrender  the  Ship." 
"Alacdonough's  Victory  on  Lake  Champlain,  Sep.  11, 

1814." 
"Macedonian,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jacob  Jones. 
Madison     (bust).      "Independence    and    the    Federal 

Union,  181 5." 
Odd  Fellows  (copyrighted  1845  '  i"  colors). 
Peace,   Plenty  and   Lidependence   (eagle   and   female 

figures ;  yellow). 
Perry,  O.  H.,  Esq.,  "Hero  of  the  Lake." 
Perry's  Victory,  Second  View  of  Commodore. 
Pike'  (bust). 

Soldiers,  United  States.    "By  Virtue  and  \  alor,"  etc. 
"United  States"  and  "Macedonian,"  Combat  between. 
Washington  and  Lafayette.    "Lafayette,  the  Nation's 

Guest,"  etc.     "First  in  War,"  etc. 
"Washington  his  Country's  Father"  (portrait).    "First 

in  War,  First  in  Peace,"  etc. 
Washington  (bust,  with  military  hat). 
"Wasp"  and  "Frolic." 
"Wasp"  and  "Reindeer." 

BEXTAMIN  FRANKLIN'S  SAYINGS. 


Many  of  the  English  potters  manufactured  cheap  white 
crockery  for  the  American  market  with  engraved  devices 
illustrat'ing  the  "Morals,"  "Proverbs"  and  "Maxims"  of 
Franklin.  These  were  made  principally  for  the  use  of  chil- 
dren, in  the  forms  of  small  drinking  mugs  and  plates  of  cir- 
cular or  octagonal  shape.  They  are  found  in  such  variety  and 
numbers  that  collectors  are  slow  to  commence  collecting 
them.    The  most  familiar  are  given  in  the  following  list: 

franklin's  morals. 

— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 

XXIX.  Broad  Border  of  Fruits,  Flowers  and  Shells  (two 
groups  of  each),  extending  well  in  toward  the 
center  of  plates. 

525.     "The  used  key  is  always  bright." 


144  ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 

526.  "If  you  would  know  the  value  of  money  try  to  borrow 

some." 

527.  "Many  a  little  makes  a  mickle." 

528.  "No  gain  without  pain." 

529.  "The   eye  of   the   master   does   more   work   than   both 

his  hands"  (On  back:  "Hill  &  Henderson,  Importers, 
New  Orleans"). 

530.  "\\diat  maintains  one  vice  will  bring-  up  two  children." 

franklin's  maxims. 

— Designs  printed  in  Green,  Black,  etc.,  on  circular  or  octag- 
onal Plates,  Mugs,  etc.    Borders  generally  in  relief.— 

531.  "The  Way  to  Wealth,  or  Dr.  Franklin's  'Poor  Rich- 

ard,' illustrated." 
"If  you  would  know  the  value  of  money  try  to  borrow 

some." 
"When  the  well  is  dry  they  know  the  worth  of  water." 

532.  "The  Way  to  Wealth,  or  Dr.  Franklin's  'Poor  Rich- 

ard,' illustrated." 
Not  to  oversee  workmen  is  to  leave  them  your  purse 

open." 
"If  you  would  have  a  faithful  servant,  and  one  that 

you  would  like,  serve  yourself." 

533.  "Fly  pleasure  and  it  will  follow  you." 
"The  diligent  spinner  has  a  large  shift." 

"Now  I  have  a  sheep  and  a  cow  everybody  bids  me 
good  morrow." 

534.  "Employ  time  well  if  thou  meanest  to  gain  leisure." 
"One  to-day  is  worth  two  to-morrows." 

"Since  thoit  art  not  sure  of  a  minute  throw  not  away 
an  hour." 

535.  "What     maintains     one    vice    would    bring    up    two 

children." 
"It  is  easier  to  sujipress  the  first  desire  than  to  gratify 
all  that  follow." 

536.  "Keep  thy  shop  and  thy  shop  will  keep  thee." 

If  you  would  have  your  l)usiness  done,  go ;  if  not, 
send"  (border,  inscription  in  raised  white  letters: 
"Fear  God  ;  Honour  Your  Parents"  ). 


ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY.  145 

•^T)j.     Same   Maxims    ( border,   relief  designs  of  animals,   in 
white). 

538.  "Xow  I  have  a  sheep  and  a  cow  everybody  bids  me 

good  morning." 

539.  "Rather  go  to  bed  supperless  than  rise  in  debt." 

540.  "The  eye  of  the  master  will  do  more  work  than  both 

his  hands." 

541.  "Little  strokes  fell  great  oaks.*' 

542.  "Lost  time  is  never  found  again." 

franklin's  proverbs. 

— Designs  printed  in  Black  and  rudely  painted  in  colors  by 
hand.     Border,  Embossed  Alphabet  in  White.     Designs 
by  J.  &  G.  Meakin.  Hanley,  England. — 

543.  "Xow  I  have  a  sheep  and  a  cow  everybody  bids  me 

good  morrow'." 

544.  "He  that   by   the   plough   would    thrive,   himself   must 

either  hold  or  drive." 

545.  "Make  hay  while  the  sun   shines"    (border,  embossed 

leaves  and  scrolls,  in  white). 

546.  "Keep  thy  shop  and  thy  shop  will  keep  thee." 
"Three  removes  are  as  bad  as  a  fire." 

"A  rolling  stone  gathers  no  moss." 

— Border  of  raised  Rosettes,  sometimes  colored.     Octagonal 
Plates.     Central  Designs,  Black,  Green,  etc. — 

547.  "He  that  by  the  plough  would  thrive,  himself  must 

either  hold  or  drive." 

548.  "Silks   and   satins,   scarlet   and     velvets    put     out     the 

kitchen  fire." 


FRANKLIN  S    INDUSTRIES. 

549.     \'iew  of  men  reaping  and  plowing.     Found  on  sugar 
bowls,  etc.,  in  mulberrv,  etc. 


146  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


MORAL   ]MAXi:\IS. 

— Designs  printed  in  Black,  etc.,  by  R.  &  J-  Clews,  Cobridge, 

England. — 

550.     "Knowledge."     "Temperance."      "Industry." 


MODERN    REPRODUCTIONS    OF    FRANKLIN'S 
MANIMS  AND  PROVERBS. 

Some  of  the  Staffordshire  mannfacturers  are  still  producing 
cheap  imitations  of  the  earlier  Maxim  and  Proverb  plates. 
These  usually  occur  with  raised  alphabet  borders,  the  central 
prints  being  in  green,  brown  or  black.  Among  these  are  the 
following: 

"Sloth  like  rust  consumes  faster  than  labor  wears,  while 
the  used  key  is  always  bright.  God  helps  them  that  help 
themselves;   lost  time  is  never  found  again." 

"Employ  time  well  if  thou  meanest  to  gain  leisure.  One 
to-day  is  worth  two  to-morrows.  Since  thou  are  not  sure  of 
a  minute  throw  not  away  an  hour." 

"He  that  hath  a  trade  hath  an  estate.  At  the  working- 
man's  house  hunger  looks  in,  but  dares  not  enter.  Industry 
pays  debts  while  Despair  increaseth  them." 

"Want  of  care  does  us  more  damage  than  want  of  knowl- 
edge. For  want  of  a  nail  the  shoe  was  lost  and  for  want  of  a 
shoe  the  horse  was  lost." 

MESSRS.  W.  T.  COPELAND  &  SONS, 
STOKE-ON-TRENT. 

This  firm  manufactured  a  great  abundance  of  "Centennial 
Memorials"  in  opaque  pottery  and  porcelain.  The  decoration 
consisted  of  a  medallion  head'  of  Washington  printed  in  black, 
supported  on  either  side  by  a  United  States  flag  and  sur- 
mounted by  the  American  eagle,  touched  by  hand  with  natural 
colors.  Beneath  the  design  is  printed  "George  Washington, 
1776."  Whole  table  services,  vases,  mugs,  loving  cups,  etc., 
were  so  decorated,  having  been  manufactured  solely  for  the 
importing  firm  of  J.  M.  Shaw  &  Co.,  New  York. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


147 


MISCELLANEOUS  AMERICAN  DESIGNS. 

(Other  than  English.) 

—Designs  in  Black,  or  in  Brown  and  Black.    Border,  Hand- 
some Wreaths  of.  Fruits.     (Made  at  Creil, 
France,  about  1830.) — 

551.     Washington  (portrait).     From  Stuart's  Painting. 


551.     Old  French  Plate,  with  Portrait  of  Washington. 


PETRUS  REGOUT,  MAESTRICHT,  HOLLAND. 

— Design  in  Light  Blue,  etc.    Border,  Large  Stars  in 
Firmament  of  Small  Ones. — 

552.     Harrison,   Log   Cabin   ("Columbian   Star").      Copied 
from  John  Ridgway's  Design.  No.  149. 


SCRIPTURAL  SUBJECTS. 


ALTHOUGH  NOT  properly  coming  within  the  scope  of 
this  work,  it  has  been  deemed  advisable  to  insert  here 
as  full  a  list  as  possible  of  printed  Biblical  designs  pro- 
duced by  the  Staffordshire  potters,  for  the  reason  that  many 
American  collectors  have  recently  turned  their  attention  to 
them.  While  they  were  not  intended  for  any  particular  sec- 
tion, large  numbers  of  them  have  found  their  way  to  this 
country,  and  it  is  only  a  question  of  time  when  they  will  find 
a  place  in  the  majority  of  public  and  private  collections.  Even 
now  there  are  those  who  have  commenced  the  systematic 
collection  of  this  interesting  and  attractive  class  of  ceramic 
prints. 

It  is  evident  that  the  old  English  potters  published  a  great 
variety  of  these  designs,  but  as  they  are  generally  regarded 
by  their  owners  with  greater  veneration,  and  held  more  tena- 
ciously, than  pieces  which  are  characterized  by  decorations 
of  a  more  secular  nature,  we  can  only  expect  to  present  here 
an  enumeration  of  such  as  have  incidentally  come  to  light 
during  our  search  for  "American  views."  The  list  may  be 
enlarged  as  our  knowledge  increases. 


ENOCH  WOOD  &  SONS. 

(The  letter  s  stands  for  Scriptural  designs.) 

IS.  The  Death  of  Abel. 

2s.  Jacob  and  the  Angel  (from  (icn.  xxxii.  24-30). 

3s.  The  Nativity. 

4s.  The  Coming  of  the  Wise  Men. 

148 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


149 


5s.  The  Flight  into  Egypt  (from  Matt,  ii,  13,  14). 

6s.  The  Return. 

7s.  Christ  and  the  Woman  of  Samaria. 

8s.  Peter  in  the  Garden  (from  Matt,  xxvi,  74). 

9s.  Scene  from  Revelation  (from  Rev.  vi,  2-4). 


at 


2  s.    Jacob  and  the  Angel.     By  Wood. 


R.  S  (TEVENSON). 
— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. 


los.     Palestine. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


-Designs    in    Red,    Brown,    Black,    Purple,    etc.      Border, 
Panels  with  Fruits,  Flowers  and  Sheaves  of  Wheat; 
Rising  Sun  at  Top  ("Sun  of  Righteousness" 
Series). — 

IIS.     St.  John,  Infant  and  Sheep. 

I2S.     Little    Samuel.      "Speak,     Lord,     for    Thy     Servant 


Heareth. 


II  s.    St.  John  ("The  Sun  of  Righteousness"  Series) 


K.  E.  B. 

-Designs  in  Red,  Brown,  Black,  Purple,  etc.    Border,  Floral 
Design  and  Four  Large  Fan-shaped  Ornaments. — 
"Scripture  Illustrations." 

13s.     The  Call  of  Samuel  (from  I  Samuel  iii). 
14s.     The  Faith  of  Abraham  (from  Gen.  xxii). 
15s.     Moses  on  Mount  Sinai  (from  Exodus  xx). 


ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTERY 


151 


P.  REGOUT  &  CO.,  MAASTRICHT,  HOLLAND. 
-Designs  in  Purple,  etc.    Border,  Flowers  and  Lace  Work. — 
i6s.     Ruth,  Boas. 


13  s.     The  Call  of  Samuel.     By  K.  E. 


C.  J.  MASON  &  CO.,  HANLEY,  ENGLAND. 

-Designs  in  Brown,  Light  Blue,  Pink,  Black,  etc.     Bordefj, 
Groups  of  Women,  Camels  and  Urns.     Long 
inscriptions  on  back. — 

i6^s.  Hebron. 

17s.     Laodicea  (from  Colossians  ii,  i,  4,  16). 

i8s.     Mount  Zion  (from  Micah  iii,  12;   incorrectly  given  as 

Matt,  iii,  12). 
19s.     Nineveh  (from  Zeph.  ii,  13-15). 


152  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


J.  &  J.  JACKSOX. 

-Designs  in  Pink.  Brown.  Black,  etc.     "Holy  Bible"  Series. 
Border,  Rococo  Panels  of  Lace  Work  and  Flowers. — 

I9|s.  Tadmor  in  the  Desert. 
20S.     Mount  Ararat. 

ADAMS. 

-Designs  in  Medium  Blue,  etc.     Border.  Four  Panels,  with 
View  of  Oriental  City,  alternating  with  Groups  of 
Flowers. — 

2o|s.  Palestine  ( one  color ) . 
2is.     Palestine  (green  and  red). 

JOHN  RIDGWAY. 

-Designs  in  Light  Blue,  Green,  etc.    Border,  Four  Irregular 
Scroll  Medallions  inclosing  Buildings. — 

22S.     Palestine. 

\MLLL\M  RIDGWAY. 

-Designs  in  Brown,  Green,  Light  Blue,  etc.     Border,  Floral 


Wreaths  inclosing  Temples,  etc. — 

23s. 

Damascus. 

24s. 

Iconium. 

25s. 

26s. 

Joppa. 
Sidon. 

27s. 

Tyre. 

J.  &  G.  MEAKIX. 

-Designs  in  Black,  Rudely  Colored  by  Hand.     Border,  Lily 
of  the  Valley,  Wheat  Head  and  Tulip  in  Relief. — 

27is.  The  Child  Jesus  Preaching  to  the  Jews  (from  Luke  ii, 

46-52 ) . ■ 
28s.     Christ  Rising  from  the  Dead: 

"I>ehold  Him  rising  from  the  grave: 
Behold  Him  rais'd  on  high: 
He  pleads  His  merit  there  to  save 
Transgressors  doom'd  to  die." 
29s.     Same  (border  of  raised  daisy  petals). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  153 


28  s.    Christ  Rising  from  the  Dead. 


154  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

— Designs  in   Brown,  Light  Blue,  Black,  Pink,  Purple  and 

Green.     Border,  Fruits,  Flowers,  Sheaves  of 

Wheat  and  All-Seeing  Eye. — 

30s.     "Millennium"      (this     design     occurs     also     in     dark 
blue). 
"Alillennium"      (on   back:    "Hill    &    Henderson,    Im- 
porters, New  Orleans"). 


30  s.    "  Millennium  "  Plate. 

3IS.  "Peace"    (similar  central  design,  boy,  lion  and  lamb; 
markedR.  W.  &B.). 

— Designs  in  Purple,  Pink,  Green,  etc.     Border,  Six  Groups 
of  Flowers,  with  Floral  Lace  Work  Between. — 

32s.     Fountain  of  Elisha  at  Jericho. 

33s.     Tomb  of  Absalom.     \'illage  of  Siloam.     The  Brook 
Kedron. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


155 


32  s.     Fountain  of  Elisha. 


156  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

DILLON. 

— Designs  in  Red.  etc.     Border.  Serrated  Design  surrounded 
by  Small  Flowers. — 

34s.     Abraham  Sacrificing  Isaac. 


34  s.     Abraham  Sacrificing  Isaac.     By  Dillon. 

-Designs  in  Dark  Blue.     Border,  Floral  Sprays  and  Altars, 
three  of  each.    (Maker  unknown.) — 

35s.     Toml)  of  Jeremiah. 
36s.     Tschiurluk. 

— Design  in  Dark  Blue. — 
37s.     Rebckah  at  the  Well  (from  Gen.  xxiv,  45). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


157 


— Designs    in    Black,    Rudely    Colored    by    Hand.      Border, 
Raised  Floral  Designs  or  Alphabet,  in  White.      ("Sacred 
History  of  Joseph  and  His  Brethren"  Series.)  — 

38s.     Joseph  Sold  by  His  Brethren  to  the  Ishmaelites. 


40  s.    Joseph  Interpreting  Dreams. 


39s.     Joseph's  Brethren  Applying-  to  Him  for  Corn  in  Time 

of  Famine. 
40s.     Joseph   Interpreting  the  Dreams  of   Pharaoh's  Chief 

Butler  and  Baker. 


IS8  ANGLO-A^IERICAN  POTTERY 


MISCELLANEOUS   SCRIPTURAL  DESIGNS. 

—Designs  in  Black.  Rudely  Colored  by  Hand.     Various  Bor- 
ders.— 

41s.     Abel,  Tbe  Slaying  of. 

42s.     Cain  and  Abel. 

43s.     The  Adoration  of  the  Magi:    "Where  is  He  that  is 

born  King  of  the  Jews,  for  we  have  seen  His  star 

in  the  East." 
44s.     Samuel  Anointing  Saul  (from  I  Sam.  x,  i). 
45s.     The  Adoration  of  the  Shepherds. 

— Designs  Painted  in  Red  on   Porcelain    (Copper  Luster). — 

46s.     Moses  in  the  Bulrushes. 

47s.     Jonah  and  the  Whale. 

48s.     Moses  Receiving  the  Commandments. 

— On  Tea  Pots,  Sugar  Bowls,  etc.    Printed  and  Colored. — 

49s.  Christ  and  the  Woman  at  the  Well. 

50s.  Prodigal  Son  Taking  Leave. 

51s.  Prodigal  Son  Receives  his  Patrimony. 

52s.  Prodigal  Son  in  Excess. 

53s.  Prodigal  Son  in  Misery. 

54s.  Prodigal  Son  Returns  Reclaimed. 

55s.  Prodigal  Son  Eeasted  on  His  Return. 


INSCRIPTIONS  COVERING  PLATES. 

NO  DESIGNS. 

-Inscription     in     Black,    covering    Center.     Border,     Raised 
Figures, — Cat,  Dog,  Monkey,  Boy,  in  colors. — 

56s.     "Jesus,  my  all,  to  Heaven  is  gone, 
He  whom  I  fix'd  my  hope  upon; 
His  track  I  see  and  I'll  pursue 
The  narrow  wav  till  Him  I  view." 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  i59 


— Narrow  Blue  Border.     Inscription  in  Center. — 
57s.     "Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,"  etc. 

— Prayers  on  entering'  and  leaving'  church : — 

58s.     "Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of 

my  heart  be  acceptable,"  etc. 
59s.     "Blessed  and  praised  by  Thy  Holy  Name,  O  Lord, 

for  this  and  all  other,"  etc. 

60s.     "I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  He  shall 

stand  on  the  earth  at  the  last  day." 
61S.     "Thou  God  Seest  Me"   (Copper  Luster  Border),  on 

large  scjuare  plaque. 

CENTENXL\L  DESIGNS. 

It  is  not  possible  to  fix  exact  dates  marking  the  beginning 
and  ending  of  the  manufacture  of  certain  distinct  classes  of 
Anglo-American  pottery.  It  is  sul^cient  for  all  purposes, 
however,  to  know  that  the  production  of  Liverpool  cream- 
ware,  with  black,  brown,  green  and  red  printed  designs  re- 
lating to  America,  extended  over  a  period  of  some  twenty-five 
years, — from  about  1790  to  1815.  The  black  printed  and 
lustered  creamware  and  the  dark-blue  china  of  the  Stafford- 
shire potteries  began  to  take  the  place  of  the  Liverpool 
products  soon  after  the  War  of  1812,  and  blue  printed  china 
continued  to  be  manufactured  until  about  1830,  covering 
practically  a  period  of  fifteen  years.  This  ware,  in  turn,  was 
gradually  superseded  by  the  Stafifordshire  crockery,  with 
prints  in  various  colors, — red,  green,  light  blue,  black,  brown 
and  purple, — which  was  made  in  great  abundance  for  at  least 
fifteen  years  longer,  or  down  to  about  1840.  The  china  pro- 
duced after  that  time  is  regarded  by  collectors  as  too  modern 
to  deserve  special  attention,  yet  there  were  a  few  designs 
prepared  by  English  potters  in  commemoration  of  the  Cen- 
tennial Exposition  of  1876,  which,  sooner  or  later,  will  be  in 
demand  on  account  of  their  historical  value. 


i6o 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


I  111.    The  State  House,  Philadelphia,  1776. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


i6i 


MESSRS.  F.  &  R.  PRATT  &  CO.,  OF  THE  FENTON 
POTTERIES,  STOKE-ON-TRENT. 

(The  letter  m  stands  for  Modern  Views.) 

-Designs  in  Colors.    Border,  Solid  Groundwork, — Magenta, 
Pink,  Green,  Turquoise  Blue,  etc. — with  Margin 
of  Filigree  Gold  Work. — 


2  111.     Philadelpliia  Public  Buildings,  1876. 


I  in.     The  State  House  in  Philadelphia,  1776.  ! 

2m.     Philadelphia  Public  Buildings,  1876. 

Imported  by  Allen,  Philadelphia. 

Similar  designs  were  made  by  other  English  potters,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned: 

3m.     Memorial  Hall  (Art  Building,  Centennial). 

Imported  by  Kerr's  China  Hall,  Philadelphia. 


MODERN   VIEWS. 


AMERICAN  IMPORTERS  have  of  late  years  sent  to 
some  of  the  Enghsh  potters  numerous  views  of  his- 
'  toric  buildings  for  reproduction  on  plates.  These 
ceramic  prints  have  met  with  a  ready  sale,  as  they  are  sold 
at  a  trifling  cost.  Few  are  reproductions  of  the  old  de- 
signs, and  many  new  sul^jects  have  been  introduced.  The 
border  devices  are  distinctive  and  readily  recognized,  but, 
strange  as  it  may  seem,  ignorant  or  unscrupulous  dealers 
have,  in  many  instances,  succeeded  in  disposing  of  such  plates 
at  large  sums  as  genuine  old  pieces.  For  the  benefit  of  the 
uninitiated,  these  modern  designs  are  here  listed. 

MODERX  MEW'S  IX  DARK  BLUE. 

Designs  produced  by  Wedgwood,  Etruria,  England,  for.  and 

copyrighted  by,  Jones,  McDufifee  &  Stratton  Co., 

Boston,  Mass. 

— Border,   Three  large  Roses  and   other   Flowers  between. — 

4m.  American  Flag,  Birth  of  the,  1777. 

5m.  Arlington,  Home  of  Martha  Custis. 

6m.  Boston,  Common  and  State  House,  1836. 

7m.  Boston,  Faneuil  Hall,  1742. 

8m.  Boston,  Cjreen  Dragon  I'avern. 

9m.  Boston,  in  1768. 

lom.  Boston,  jt)hn  Hancock  House,  1737-1863. 

1  ini.  Boston,  King's  Chapel,  1686. 

I2ni.  Boston,  Lamb  Tavern,  1746. 

13m.  Boston.  Old  Brick  Church,  1713. 

14m.  Boston,  Old  Corner  Book  Store. 

TSm.  Boston,  Old  l-\\athcr  Store,  1680-1868. 


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ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


163 


i6m.  Boston,  Old  North  Church,  1775. 

17m.  Boston,  Old  South  Church,  1773. 

i8m.  Boston,  Old  State  House,  East  End,  1712 

19m.  Boston.  Old  Sun  Tavern,  1690-1895. 

20m.  Boston,  Old  Theater,  1794. 

2im.  Boston,  Park  St.  Church. 

22m.  Boston,  Public  Library. 

23m.  Boston,  State  House,  1795. 

24m.  Boston,  State  Street  and  Old  State  House,  i? 


7  m.     Boston  Faneuil  Hall.     (Built  1742.) 
Interior  Burned,  1763.     Enlarged,  1806. 

25m.  Boston,  Tea  Party,  1773. 

26m.  Boston,  Town  House,  1657-1711. 

27ni.  Boston,  Trinity  Church. 

28m.  Bunker  Hill  Monument,  1843. 

29m.  Cambridge.  Washington  Elm,   1775. 

30m.  Concord,  Mass.,  Home  of  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson. 

31m.  Concord,  Mass.,  Old  North  Bridge. 

32m.  Grant's  Tomb,  Riverside  Drive. 

33m.  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Birthplace  of  Whittier. 


i64 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


34m.  Hingham,  Mass.,  Old  Meeting  House,  1681. 

35m.  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims,  Plymouth. 

36m.  Lexington  Common,  Battle  on,  1775- 

37m.  Longfellow,  Birthplace  ot,  Portland,  Me. 

38m.  Longfellow's    Earlv    Home,    Portland,    Me.,    Built 

1785. 

39m.  Longfellow's  House,  1843. 

40m.  Mayflower  in  Plymouth  Harbor,  1620. 

41m.  Mayflower,  Return  of  the. 


52  m.    Capitol  at  Washington. 


42m.  Mount  Vernon,  1744-1901. 

43m.  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  Washington's  Headquarters,  1750 

1899. 

44m.  Niagara  Falls. 

45m.  Philadelphia,  Independence  Hall,  1743-1893. 

46m.  Philadelphia,  Signing  of  the  Declaration,  1776. 

47m.  Pilgrim  Exiles. 

48m.  Quincy,  Mass.,  Adjacent  Lean-to  Houses. 

49m.  Salem,  Mass.,  House  of  the  Seven  Gables. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  165 

50m.  Sudbury,  Mass.,  The  Wayside  Inn,  1683-1899. 

51m.  \\'ashington,  Capitol. 

52m.  Washington,  Capitol  (distant  view). 

53m.  Washington  Crossing  the  Delaware. 

54m.  \\'ashington,  Library  of  Congress,  1897. 

55m.  Washington,  The  White  House. 

55|m.  Yale  College  and  the  Old  Yale  Fence. 

56m.  Yankee  Doodle.  The  Spirit  of  76. 

The  following  additional  designs  in  Souvenir  Plates  have 
been  imported  by  the  same  firm  for  customers : 

— Border  Design,  same  as  Last. — 

57m.  Albany,  Old  State  Capitol. 

58m.  Altoona,  Pa.,  Horseshoe  Curve. 

59m.  Beverly,  Mass.,  "Hetmere." 

60m.  California,  Carmel  Mission. 

6im.  California,  San  Fernando  Rey  Mission. 

62m.  California,  San  Gabriel  Archangel  Mission. 

63m.  California,  San  Juan  Capistrano  Mission. 

64m.  California,  San  Luis  Rey  De  Francia  Mission. 

65m.  Cleveland,    Ohio,    Cuyahoga   County   Soldiers'   and 

Sailors'  Monument. 

66m.  Cleveland,  Ohio,  (iarfield  Memorial. 

67m.  Colorado  Springs,  Col.,  The  Antlers. 

68m.  Denver,  Col.,  State  Capitol. 

69m.  Eddy,  Mary  B.  G.,  Home  of. 

70m.  Framingham,  Mass.,  Memorial  Hall. 

71m.  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  State  Capitol. 

72m.  Hartford,  Conn.,  First  Church. 

73m.  Holyoke,  Mass.,  Summit  House,  Mt.  Tom, 

74m.  Lincoln,  Neb.,  State  Capitol. 

75m.  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Santa  Barbara  Mission. 

76m.  Minnehaha  Falls,  Minnesota. 

77m.  Mount  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Colorado. 

78m.  Nantucket,  Mass.,  Old  Mill. 

79m.  New    London,    Conn.,    Old    Nathan    Hale    School 

House. 

80m.  New  London,  Conn.,  Old  Town  Mill. 

8im.  Pike's  Peak  from  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  Colorado. 


i66 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


82111. 
83111. 
84111. 
8^111. 
86111. 
87111. 
88m. 
89m. 
90m. 
91111. 
92m. 
93  m. 
94111. 


I'ittsfiekl  Mas.';.,  The  Maplewood  Hotel. 

I'ittsfield,  Mass.,  Old  Elm  Park. 

I'ittsfield,  Mass.,  Oiiota  Lake. 

I'ittsfield,  Mass.,  The  Wendell  Hotel. 

Plymouth,  in  1622. 

Portland.  Me.,  State  Street  Church. 

Priscilla  and  John  Alden. 

Salem,  Mass.,  First  Church. 

Salem.  Witch  House. 

Salt  Lake  City.  Ctah,  Mormon  Temple  Block. 

Springfield,  111.,  Lincoln  Home. 

St.  Augustine.  Fla.,  Old  City  Gateway. 

St.  Ausfustine.  Fla.,  Watch  Towers  of  San  ]\Iarco. 


Designs   produced   by    Minton   &   Co..    England,    for    Messrs. 
Wright,  Tyndale  &  van  Roden.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

— Border  (  "Genevese"  ).  Flowers  and  Scroll  Work. — 

95111.     Ijirmingham  ^Meeting  House,  1777. 

96m.     Chester,   The   Pusey   House   near   (oldest   house   in 
Pennsylvania). 

97m.     (iermantown.  Chew  House,  1777. 

98ni.     Landing  of  Lafayette.  1824. 

99m.      riiiladelphia.  Bartram  House, 
loom.      Philadelphia,  Betsy  Ross  House, 
loini.     Philadelphia,  Carpenter's  Hall. 
102m.     Philadelphia.  Christ  Church. 
103m.     Philadelphia,  Girard  College,  1847. 
104m.     Philadeljihia,  Independence  Hall,  1743-1901. 
105m.      Philadelphia.  William  Penn's  Cottage,  1682. 
io6ni.      riiiladelphia,  William  Penn's  Treaty  Tree,  1682. 
107m.      I'hiladelphia,  Old  Swedes'  Church,  1697. 
io8m.      I'hiladelphia,  "Sweet  Briar." 
109m.      Philadelphia,    Old   Water   Works    (Center    Square), 

i79(j. 
iioni.      Pliiladel])hia,    The    Wharton    House    (scene    of    the 

Alischianza),  1778. 
iiim.      Radnor,  Old  vSt.  David's. 

112m.     \alley    Forge,    Pa.,    Washington's    Headquarters. 
1777-78. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


167 


109111.    Water  Works,  Center  Square,  Philadelphia. 


i68 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY, 


113m.     West  Chester,  Pa.,  Old  Court  House. 
114m.     Wilmington,  Del.,  Old  Swedes'  Church. 

— Border   ("Lafayette"),  Small  Flowers  and  Scroll  Work. — 
115m.     Barratt's     Chapel,     Birthplace     of     Methodism     in 


1 1 6m. 
117m. 
1 1 8m. 
119m. 
1 20m. 


I2im. 
122m. 
123m. 
124m. 
125m. 
126m. 
127m. 
i2Sm. 


America. 

Birmingham  Meeting  House,  1777. 
Chester,  Pa.,  Old  Court  House. 
Chester,  Pa.,  The  Pusey  House  near. 
Germantown,  Pa.,  Old  Academy. 
Germantown.  Pa..  Chew  House,  I/77. 


121  111.    Landing  of  Lafayette. 

Landing  of  Lafayette,  1824. 
Philadelphia.  Bartram  House. 
Philadelphia,  lietsy  Ross  House. 
Philadelphia,  CarjKMiters'  Hall, 
l^hiladelphia,  Christ  Church. 
IMiiladelphia,  ( lirard  College.  1847. 
IMiiladclphia,  Independence  Hall,  1743-1901, 
Philadeljilia.  "".^weet    Urinr." 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


129111.  Philadeli)liia,  A\'illiam  Penn's  Cottage,  1682. 

130111.  Philadelphia,  William  Penn's  Treaty,  1682. 

I3ini.  Philadelphia,  Old    Water    Works    (Center    Square), 

1799. 

132m.  Philadelphia,  The   Wharton   House   (scene    of   Mis- 

chianza),  1778. 

133m.  Radnor,  Pa.,  Old  St.  David'?. 

I34ni.  Stenton,  Pa. 

I35ni.  Sunbury  House  on  the  Neshaminy. 

I36ni.  Swarthmore,  Pa.,  The  West  House. 

I37ni.  Valley  Forge,  Pa.,  Washington's  Head(|uarters,  1777-78. 

I38ni.  West  Chester,  Pa.,  Old  Court  House. 

I39ni.  W^ilmington,  Del.,  Old  Swedes'  Church. 

Designs  produced  in  England  for  L.  S.  &  S.,  N.  Y. 

— Designs  in  rather  Dark  Blue.     Border,  Flowers,  and  Medal- 
lions of  Washington,  Jeflferson,  Lafayette  and 
Franklin,   at   equidistant   Points. — 
140m.     The  White  House,  Washington. 

FOREIGN  VIEWS. 

— Designs  in  Dark  Blue. — 

American  collectors  have  paid  but  little  attention  to  ceramic 
prints  of  foreign  subjects,  and  no  effort  has  been  made  to 
catalogue  them.  A  large  number  of  British  views  have 
already  turned  up  in  the  t  ^nited  States,  and  it  is  probable  that 
they  will  be  found  to  be  more  abundant  in  this  country  than 
in  England,  where  they  have  been  largely  absorbed  by  those 
interested  in  their  preservation.  Some  of  these  designs  are 
as  beautiful  as  any  produced  for  the  American  market,  yet, 
because  they  are  in  so  little  demand  among  collectors  on  this 
side  of  the  Atlantic,  except  as  fine  bits  of  coloring  for  effective 
wall  decoration,  the  prices  they  command  at  present  average 
little  more  than  one-tenth  of  those  paid  for  American  views. 
As  interest  increases  in  the  general  subject,  however,  these 
neglected  examples  of  dark-blue  china  will  gradually  find  a 
place  in  the  cabinets  of  many  American  collectors,  for  whose 
benefit  the  following  subjects  are  noted: 

I4f.     Arlington  PTousc. 


170  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

i^f.  Barring-ton  Hall. 

i6f.  Beaumont  Lodge. 

i/f.  Blenheim,  Oxfordshire. 

i8f.  Bothwell  Castle.  Clydesdale  (Adams),  both  dark  blue 

and  l)lack. 

igi.  Bradfield. 

2of.  Boreham  House,  Essex  (A.  Stevenson). 

2 It.  Brighton  Beach. 

22f.  Bolton  Abbey. 

231".  Beckenhani  Place,  Kent  (Adams). 

241.  Bamborough  Castle,  Northumberland  (Adams). 

25f.  Bedfords,  Essex  (Wood). 

26f.  Brancepeth  Castle,  Durham  (Wood). 

2/i.  Bank  of  England  (Adams). 

28f.  Conwa}'  Castle. 

2()f.  Chantry,  The  Suffolk  (Adams). 

3of.  Caius  College,  Cambridge  (J.  &  W.  Ridgway). 

3 if.  Canterbury  Cathedral  (\\'ood). 

T,2i.  Culford  Hall,  Suffolk  (A.  Stevenson). 

^^T,L  Cave  Castle,  Yorkshire. 

34f.  Coliseum,  Regent's  Park,  The. 

35f.  Coke  Thorpe  Park,  Oxfordshire  (W^ood). 

36f.  Covetham,  Remains  of. 

37f.  Dublin,  ]\:)st  Offfce  (Tams.  Anderson  &  Tarns). 

38f.  Durham  Cathedral  (Wood). 

3yf.  Dilston  Tower,  Northumberland  (Adams). 

4of.  Dunraven,  Glamorgan  (Wood). 

4 if.  Dul)lin.  \'ie\v  of  (Wood). 

42f.  Dorney  Court,  Buckinghamshire  (Wood). 

43f.  Drury  Lane  Theatre  (Tams  &  Anderson). 

44f.  Drury    Lane    Theatre    (Tams.    Anderson    &    Tams 

i'ottery). 

45 f.  Dartmouth  (Wood). 

46f.  Dulwich  Castle  (Clews). 

47f.  Eaton  College. 

48f.  Esholt  House.  Yorkshire  (Wood). 

4(jf.  Erith  on  the  Thames  (Wood). 

^()\.  Edinburgh  (Harvey). 

5 if.  I'"aulkb()urn  Hall.  Essex  (A.  Stevenson). 

52f.  Eonthill    \l)be\.  Wiltshire  I  l)lucbell  l)order). 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY 


53f.  Fonthill  Abbey  (grapevine  l)orc!er). 

54f.  Furstenen,  Castle  of. 

551.  Fleurs,  Roxburghshire  (Adams). 

56f.  Gunton  Hall.  Norfolk  (Wood). 

57f.  (iilead  House,  Lancashire. 

58f.  (iuy"s  Cliff.  Warwickshire  (Wood). 

59f.  Hollywell  Cottage,  Cavan. 

6of.  Harewood  House,  Yorkshire  (Wood). 

6if.  Harewood  House  (acorn  border). 

62f.  Jedburgh  Abbey,  Roxburghshire  (Adams). 

63f.  Kimberly  Hall. 

64f.  Kilcolman  Castle  (Clews). 

65f.  Kingsweston,  Gloucestershire  (Riley). 

66f.  King's  College,  Cambridge  (Lawrance). 

Gyi.  Kenmount,  Dumfriesshire  (Wood). 

68f.  London,  Somerset  House  (Tams). 

6gi.  Liverpool  (Wood). 

/of.  Langley  Park. 

/if.  Lincoln  ("English  Cities,"  by  E.  W.  &  S.). 

/'2i.  Liverpool  ("English  Cities,"  by  E.  W.  &  S.). 

y^f.  Lowther  Castle   ("Anglican";  purple). 

74f.  Luton   Hoo,   Bedfordshire.   ]Marc|uis    of   Bute's    Seat 

(Carey  &  Sons). 

75f.  London,  Crystal  Palace  ( 185 1  ;  light  blue). 

76f.  London  Listitution,  The  (Adams). 

77f.  Lambton  Hall,  Durham  (Wood). 

78f.  *  London,  Opera  House  (Tams,  Anderson  &  Tams). 

79f.  London,  Royal  Exchange  (S.  Tams  &  Co.). 

8of.  London,  Part  of  Regent  Street. 

8if.  "London  Views,"  Hanover  Lodge,  Regent's  Park. 

82f.  "London  Views,"  Macclesfield  Bridge,  Regent's  Park. 

83f.  "London  Views,"  Doric  A'illa,  Regent's  Park. 

84f.  "London  \'iews,"  The  Lake,  Regent's  Park   (Wood). 

85f.  "London  Views,"  St.  Philip's  Chapel,  Regent  Street. 

86f.  "London  Views,"  The     Limehouse     Dock,     Regent's 

Canal  (Wood). 

87f.  London,  St.  Paul's  School. 

88f.  London,  St.  George's  Chapel,  Regent  Street. 

Sgi.  London,  Villa  in  the  Regent's  Park  (American  eagle 

on  back). 


172 


ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTERY. 


9of.  jMorpeth  Castle,  Northumberland  (Adams), 

9if.  Oatlands,  Surrey  (A.  Stevenson). 

92f.  Oxburgh  Hall,  Norfolk. 

93f.  Oxford,  Christ  Church  (Ridgway). 

94f.  Pinborough  Hall,  Suffolk. 

95f.  Pembroke  Hall,  Cambridge. 

g6i.  Rothesary  Castle,  Buteshire. 


1 15  f.     Worcester,  England.     Hercul:ineum  Pottery. 

97f.  Rochester  Castle. 

98f.  Regent  Park,  Clarence  Terrace. 

99f.  Rookery,  Surrey,  The. 

icx)f.  RadclifTe  Library,  Oxford  (Ridgwav). 

loif.  Rochester  ("English  Cities,"  E.  \V.'&  S.), 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  173 

I02f,  Scaleby  Castle,  Cumberland  (Adams). 

I03f.  Sproughton  Chantry,  Suffolk. 

I04f.  Senate  House,  Cambridge  (J.  &  W.  Ridgvvay). 

I05f.  Southampton,  Hampshire. 

io6f.  St.  Peter's  College,  Cambridge  (J.  &  W.  Ridgway). 

loyi.  St.  Philip's  Chapel,  Regent  Street  (Wood). 

io8f.  Shirley  House,  Surrey. 

109!.  Touthill  Castle. 

iiof.  Thrybergh,  Yorkshire. 

1 1  if.  Taymouth  Castle,  Perthshire  (black). 

ii2f.  Trinity  Hall,  Cambridge  (J.  &  W.  Ridgway). 

ii3f.  Wells  Cathedral  (Clews). 

ii4f.  Windsor  Castle,  Berkshire. 

ii5f.  Worcester  (Herculaneum  Pottery,  Liverpool). 

ii6f.  Writtle  Lodge,  Essex  (A.  Stevenson). 

iiyi.  Warleigh  House,  Somersetshire  (R.  Hall). 

ii8f.  Wistow  Hall,  Leicestershire. 

iigL  Wardour  Castle,  Wiltshire  (Wood). 

i2of.  Warkworth  Castle  (Clews). 

I2if.  Yarmouth,  Isle  of  Wight  (Wood). 

I22f.  York  Minster  (vessel  flying  \J.  S.  flag). 

I23f,  Zoological  Garden  (probably  London;  by  Clews). 

I24f.  Zoological  Gardens  (P.  W.  &  Co.). 

MISCELLANEOUS  FOREIGN  VIEWS.* 

—Dark  Blue.— 

1 251".  Cape  Coast  Castle  on  the  Gold  Coast,  Africa  (Wood). 

I26f.  Christianaburg,  Danish  Settlement  on  the  Gold  Coast 

of  Africa  (Wood). 

I27f.  Calcutta  (Wood). 

I28f.  Cowes  Harbor  (Wood). 

I29f.  Fakeer's  Rock. 

i3of.  Italian  Villa. 

i3if.  St.  Peter's  Church,  Rome  (Wood). 

I32f.  Sebastopol. 

I33f.  "Select  Views,"  The   Hospital  near  Poissy,  France 

(R.  Hall). 

I34f.  Castle  of  Nepi,  Italy. 

I35f.  Italian  Scenery,  Villa  Borghese,  near  Florence. 

*  For  other  foreign  views,  see  page  35. 


CERAMIC  PRINTING  IN  THE  UNITED 
STATES. 


THE  ART  OF  TRANSFER  PRINTING  on  china  is  yet 
in  its  infancy  in  this  country,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the 
copperplate  engraving  of  American  scenery,  buildings 
and  portraits.  It  was  not  until  about  1840  that  the  printing 
of  sucli  designs  received  attention  from  our  own  potters.  At 
that  time,  and  possibly  a  few  years  earlier,  the  Jersey  City 
Pottery  produced  a  variety  of  printed  devices  on  pottery, 
such  as  likenesses  of  prominent  men  and  engravings  of  politi- 
cal significance,  such  as  the  log  cabin  device  of  the  campaign 
of  1840,  a  portrait  of  General  William  Henry  Harrison,  the 
American  eagle,  etc.  It  is  said  that  a  large  number  of  such 
designs  were  engraved  there,  but  none  of  the  old  copperplates 
are  known,  at  this  date,  to  be  in  existence.  The  prints,  how- 
ever, were  inferior  to  the  earlier  English,  and  were  produced 
in  black  and  other  colors,  but  never  in  dark  blue. 


IMPOTTE^ 

I  >LAXUr«.  c?    ( 


Mark  on  Harrison   Pitcher. 


'Jhe  best  design  of  that  period  which  has  survived  is  found 
on  a  Harrison  pitcher,  several  examples  of  which  have  come 
to  my  notice.  This  was  a  large  water  pitcher  or  jug  of  yel- 
low ware,  with  black  prints.  About  the  same  time  the  Jersey 
City   Pottery   produced   some    imitations   or   copies   of  trade 


174 


Harrison  Pitcher,  Black  Prints.    Jersey  City  Pottery,  1840. 

In  collection  of  Mr.  S.  S.  SpaulHing, 

Buffalo,  N.  \-. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  175 

patterns  from  English  potteries,  in  light  blue.  A  breakfast 
])late  in  the  Pennsylvania  Museum,  Philadelphia,  bearing  the 
printed  mark  of  this  establishment,  is  decorated  with  an 
exact  reproduction  of  the  "Canova"  engraving,  as  issued  by 


Mark  of  the  Jersey  City  Pottery  on  the  "  Canova"  Plate. 

John  Ridgway,  potter,  of  Hanlcy,  England,  a  short  time 
before.  In  the  center  is  a  conventionalized  rural  scene,  with 
a  large  vase  at  the  left,  the  border  device  being  composed 
of  panels  containing  roses,  vases  and  sailing  vessels.  The 
American  reproduction  is  an  exact  copy,  but  the  ware  itself 
is  warped  and  imeven,  and  greatly  inferior  to  the  original. 
The  mark  which  occurs  on  the  Jersey  City  piece  is  here 
shown. 

The  next  attempt  at  transfer  printing  in  the  United  States, 
previous  to  1850,  seems  to  have  been  at  the  (ireenpoint, 
X.  Y.,  Porcelain  Works  of  Charles  Cartlidge  &  Co.,  where 
porcelain  shirt  buttons  were  made  and  decorated  with  green, 
brown  and  blue  printed  designs  over  the  glaze.  Here  also 
floral  engravings  were  transferred  from  copperplates  to 
tableware. 

Between  1853  and  1863  James  Carr,  of  Xew  York,  and 
some  of  the  Trenton  potters  introduced  transfer  printing  on 
table  and  toilet  services,  but  their  engravings  were  floral  and 
conventional  designs,  intended  merely  for  embellishment. 
Nothing  was  attempted  so  early  by  them  in  the  way  of  repro- 
ducing actual  portraits,  buildings  and  natural  scenery. 

In  1876  some  of  the  Trenton  potters  issued  pieces  of  white 
granite  ware  bearing  printed  views  of  the  Centennial  build- 
ings over  the  glaze.  Among  these  were  Coxon  &  Co.  and 
the  American  Crockery  Co.  A  bread  dish,  here  shown,  with 
view  of  Horticultural  Hall,  Fairmount  Park,  is  a  good  ex- 
ample of  this  class  of  work,  by  Isaac  Davis,  of  Trenton. 


176 


A X G LO -AM I-: R I C A X  P () T T E R Y . 


Horticultunil  Hall,  Centennial    Building,  Philadelphia,  1876. 
Ky  Isaac  Davis,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


177 


Within  the  past  ten  or  twelve  years  some  of  the  Trenton 
potters  have,  to  a  Hmited  extent,  taken  up  this  branch  of 
decorative  art.  During  some  of  the  recent  poUtical  cam- 
paigns they  have  produced  ware  with  portraits  of  the  presi- 
dential and  vice-presidential  candidates,  and  views  of  his- 
torical structures  have  also  been  attempted.  Among  the 
former   are    alleged   likenesses    of    Garfield,    Blaine,    Logan, 


lames  G.  Blaine  Plate,  Trenton,  X.  J. 

Cleveland,  Hendricks,  Thurman,  Harrison,  Morton,  McKin- 
ley  and  Hobart.  Among  the  latter  may  be  mentioned  the 
Headquarters  of  Washington  at  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  and  the 
old  Lutheran  Church  at  Trappe,  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa., 
erected  in  1743. 

During  the  presidential  campaign  of  1896  some  of  the  East 
Liverpool  potteries  produced  printed  portraits  of  the  nomi- 
nees  on   plates,   pitchers,  cups   and   saucers.      Two   of  these 


178 


ANGLO-AMERICAX  POTTERY. 


McKinley  &  Hobarl  Plate.     Dresden  Tottery  Works,  East  Liverpool,  Ohio. 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


179 


Bryan  &  Sewall  Plate,  Dresden  Pottery  Works,  East  Liverpool,  Ohio. 


i8o 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 


plates,  from  the  Dresden  Pottery  \\'orks,  bear  the  heads  of 
the  Republican  and  Democratic  candidates,  respectively. 

Soon  after  the  breaking  out  of  the  recent  Spanish-Ameri- 
can war  the  Edwin  Bennett  Pottery  Co.,  of  Baltimore.  Md., 
the  Wheeling-  Pottery   Co.,   and   some   of  the   Trenton  pot- 


Old  Lutheran  Church  at  Trappe,  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa.   (Built  in  1743). 
Made  in  Trenton,  N.  J. 


tcries  produced  a  variety  of  souvenir  designs  in  china,  em- 
bellished with  printed  representations  of  the  American 
battleships  and  heroes  of  Cuba  and  Manila. 

Among  the  recent  eiYorts  of  American  manufacturers  to 
reproduce  the  dark-blue  color  of  the  old  ICnglish  potter  h 


ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTERY 


i8i 


a  view  of  "Pickett's  Charge,  Gettysburg,"  on  a  platter,  with 
acorn  and  oakleaf  border,  containing  busts  of  Generals 
Hancock,  Longstreet,  Meade  and  Lee.  While  the  engraving 
and  printing  of  this  are  creditable,  the  color,  which  is  of  a 


Pickett's  Charge, '•Gettysburg. 


grayish  tone,  is  entirely  different  from  the  rich,  purplish  blue  of 
the  older  pieces.  The  Mercer  Pottery,  of  Trenton,  has 
recently  done  some  creditable  work  in  blue  printing. 


i82  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

OX  THE  EXCHANGE  OF  DUPLICATES. 

There  is  no  more  satisfactory  method  of  increasing  one's 
collection  of  Anglo-American  pottery  than  by  exchanging 
duplicate  specimens  with  other  collectors.  Those  who  have 
had  any  experience  in  negotiations  of  this  nature  must  have 
realized  the  difficulty  of  reaching  a  mutual  understanding 
on  account  of  the  insul^ciency  of  information  furnished  by 
the  average  correspondent,  which  usually  results  in  vexatious 
delays,  dissatisfaction  or  the  abandonment  of  a  promising 
exchange.  Frec^uently  the  most  important  points  are  over- 
looked in  written  descriptions,  such  as  the  condition  of 
pieces,  the  exact  shape,  or  the  character  of  the  border  design 
which  is  often  the  only  feature  that  will  aid  in  identification. 
The  following  suggestions,  covering  all  essential  points,  are 
offered  to  secure  uniformity  in  the  description  of  specimens: 


PLATES— 

1.  State  exact  title  of  design  (when  given);  accurate  de- 
scription of  central  engraving  (when  not). 

2.  Color  of  print. 

3.  Exact  diameter. 

4.  Shape,  whether  deep  (soup),  or  fiat  (shallow). 

5.  Explicit  description  of  border  devices  (a  simple  refer- 
ence to  the  number  will  sufifice,  if  found  in  this  manual). 

6.  Exact  inscription  on  back,  with  maker's  name  or 
initials,  when  given. 

7.  Condition  of  piece,  whether  proof  (absolutely  perfect), 
scratched,  worn,  discolored,  chipped  or  cracked. 

Where  a  number  of  designs  are  to  be  described  the  work 
would  be  greatly  simplified  and  facilitated  by  the  use  of  a 
blank  form,  with  headings  prepared  in  accordance  with  the 
above  suggestions. 


FORGERIES   OF  ANGLO-AMERICAN 
POTTERY. 


IT  lias  long  been  a  matter  of  surprise  that  the  excessively 
high  prices  paid  for  American  historical  designs  by  china 
collectors  in  recent  years  should  not  have  tempted 
unscrupulous  dealers  or  manufacturers  to  reproduce  the  old 
patterns.  For  some  time  past,  however,  persistent  rumors 
have  been  afloat  to  the  efifect  that  certain  of  the  well-known 
designs  were  being  copied,  but  no  one  could  say  which  par- 
ticular varieties  were  under  suspicion.  It  was  generally 
believed  that  the  rich,  dark-blue  color  of  the  old  ware  could 
not  be  reproduced  by  modern  potters,  and  that  any  attempt 
at  forgery  would,  in  consequence,  meet  with  prompt  ex- 
posure. The  large  numbers  of  remarkably  new-looking 
plates  and  other  pieces  which  were  constantly  coming  to 
light  aroused  the  suspicion  of  many  collectors,  but  when 
these  were  submitted  to  experts  they  proved  to  be  undoubt- 
edly genuine  old  pieces  which  had  been  carefully  preserved 
by  their  owners  and  never,  or  seldom,  put  to  use.  Then  the 
rumors  which  had  been  in  circulation  died  away,  and  collec- 
tors accepted  everything  that  was  oiTered  to  them  without 
question. 

A  little  more  than  two  years  ago  a  bold  and  successful 
forgery  in  Staffordshire  pottery  was  discovered.  The  mar- 
ket was  suddenly  flooded  by  dozens  of  "Anti-Slavery"  plates, 
all  of  the  same  size,  condition  and  peculiarities  of  workman- 
ship. This  design  had  been  among  the  scarcest  and  most 
eagerly  sought  for  by  collectors,  but  from  that  time  many 
dealers  were  stocked  with  it  or  could  obtain  examples  to  fill 
any  number  of  orders.  The  price  ranged  from  $15  to  $30 
apiece.    The  great  abundance  of  these  plates  which  had  sud- 


l84  .ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

denly  come  from  their  hiding-places  was  enough  to  arouse 
suspicion  again,  and  an  investigation  was  quietly  set  on  foot. 
The  design  had  been  so  skillfully  reproduced  as  to  pass  as 
genuine  among  the  unwary,  but  it  was  impossible  to  ac- 
curately copy  all  of  the  technical  characteristics  of  the  older 
productions,  on  account  of  the  changes  which  had  come 
about  in  modern  processes  of  manufacture.  The  thin,  light, 
porous  body  of  the  old-time  china  could  not  be  simulated. 
The  modern  pieces  were  heavier  and  thicker  and  the  ware 
more  vitreous.  In  comparing  the  modern  with  the  old  many 
points  of  variation  in  the  engraved  details  of  the  design  could 
be  detected,  and  while  the  color  was  fairly  matched,  it  was 
not  the  same  delicate,  pale  grayish-blue  of  the  older  wares. 
Fully  two  dozen  of  the  plates  were  traced  directly  to  a 
single  dealer,  who  had  disposed  of  them  in  all  parts  of  the 
country.  They  had  been  peddled  out  singly  or  in  pairs 
(always  the  last  he  had)  at  an  average  price  of  $25  each,  or 
just  about  a  hundred  times  their  actual  cost.  Many  collec- 
tors and  innocent  dupes  among  the  smaller  dealers  were 
unconsciously  swindled,  while  others  closed  their  eyes  and 
ears  to  the  fraud,  not  having  the  courage  to  lose  what  they 
had  invested  in  these  worthless  forgeries.  It  will  be  noticed 
that  this  first  attempt  to  deceive  the  unwary  was  not  made 
in  the  more  difBcult  dark-blue  color.  The  rarest  design  was 
selected  that  occurred  in  a  color  most  easily  copied  and  which 
was  not  marked  with  a  maker's  name. 

As  this  fraud  had  not  been  exposed,  another  forgery  fol- 
lowed soon  afterward.  This  time  the  forger  grew  more  bold 
and  attempted  to  reproduce  one  of  the  high-priced  dark-blue 
designs.  He  selected  one  of  the  "Syntax"  series  of  views, 
originally  producd  by  James  Clews,  of  Cobridge,  England. 
Such  pieces  had  been  selling  as  high  as  $25  and  $30  each. 
The  print  selected  for  reproduction  was  "Doctor  Syntax 
Painting  a  Portrait."  In  this  reproduction  the  china  was 
heavier  than  the  original,  the  glaze  thicker,  the  tint  of  the 
blue  not  of  the  beautiful  deep,  purplish  tone  of  the  old  pro- 
ductions. The  impressed  mark  of  Clews  was  forged  on  the 
back,  but,  very  singularly,  in  a  different  size  from  the  circular 
mark  of  the  originals.  There  were  no  marks  of  the  cock- 
spurs  on  back  or  front,  such  as  arc  invariably  foimd  on  the 


ANGLO-AAIERICAN  POTTJ-:R^■.  185 

old  pieces.  The  counterfeit  was  such  a  palpable  fraud  that 
the  utterer  became  alarmed,  and,  to  conceal  the  deficiencies 
as  far  as  possible,  attempted  to  produce  the  appearance  of 
age  by  scratching  the  surface  zvith  sandpaper,  in  imitation  of 
knife  marks,  and  coloring  the  creases  or  depressions  on  the 
back  with  brozvn  paint,  to  simulate  china  rust.  This  dark- 
blue  experiment  must  have  been  disappointing  to  the  would-be 
swindler,  although  a  considerable  number  of  the  plates  were 
sold  before  the  fraud  was  discovered. 

Several  other  Staffordshire  designs  in  plates  have  been 
reproduced  with  more  or  less  success,  one  of  the  latest  being 
the  heads  of  Washington  and  Lafayette,  printed  in  brown.  It 
is  believed  that  the  "Landing  of  Lafayette"  design  and  the 
"View  of  Fairmount,  near  Philadelphia,"  among  others,  have 
also  been  copied. 

Collectors  of  Anglo-American  pottery  are  warned  against 
being  swindled  by  such  trash  as  these  reproductions,  which 
are  not  worth  the  cost  of  their  manufacture,  less  than  twenty- 
five  cents  apiece.  The  designs  which  have  been  counterfeited 
are  largely  depreciated  in  value  by  reproduction,  as  even  the 
genuine  pieces  must  always  be  subjected  to  suspicion. 
Genuine  "Anti-Slavery"  plates,  which  have  sold  as  high  as 
$30  before  the  spurious  were  thrown  upon  the  market,  do 
not  now  command  half  the  price.  Collectors  should  be  on 
their  guard  against  such  frauds;  not  only  those  which  have 
already  appeared,  but  others  which  are  sure  to  follow  unless 
this  nefarious  trade  shall  be  stopped.  To  forge  antique  de- 
signs and  palm  them  off  as  genuine,  at  high  prices,  is  as 
much  an  infraction  of  the  law  as  to  forge  paper  or  obtain 
money  under  any  other  false  pretense,  and  to  knowingly 
pass  spurious  coin  is  in  the  eyes  of  the  law  as  criminal  as  to 
utter  it.  Unless  these  forgeries  are  weeded  out  of  collections, 
the  hunt  for  old  china  will  rapidly  cease.  It  is  to  the  interest 
of  every  collector  and  every  honest  dealer  to  carefully 
scrutinize  all  suspicious  designs  and  to  track  the  fraudulent 
pieces  to  their  sources  and  bring  the  guilty  speedily  to  ac- 
count. In  the  interest  of  legitimate  collecting  this  nefarious 
trade  should  be  stopped.  Any  dealer  who  knowingly  sells  a 
reproduction  for  genuine  assists  in  killing  the  goose  that 
lays  the  golden  tgg.     Counterfeiters  of  old  china  should  be 


i86  ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY. 

exposed  and  sent  to  the  penitentiary  like  any  other  criminals. 
This  note  of  warning  is  uttered  for  their  benefit,  and  if  the 
illicit  trade  is  continued  they  must  be  prepared  to  take  the 
inevitable  consequences. 

The  question  naturally  arises,  how  is  it  possible  to  distin- 
guish between  the  worthless  imitations  and  genuine  antiques. 
1  have  already  pointed  out  several  differences  which  can  be 
detected  by  the  observing  collector.  In  addition  to  these,  it 
will  be  found,  on  careful  examination,  that  the  older  pieces 
£'.re  usually  more  or  less  covered  with  a  fine  n.etwork  of 
crazing;  that  is  to  say,  the  glaze  is  cracked  into  minute  tri- 
angles, squares  and  irregular  figures,  only  apparent  on  close 
inspection.  There  are  also  frequently  in  the  glaze  on  the 
backs  of  plates  circular  cracks  running  around  the  rim  or 
crease  near  where  the  depression  commences.  Nine-tenths 
of  the  genuine  pieces  are  thus  distinguishable.  They  are  the 
marks  of  age,  caused  by  the  gradual  contraction  of  the  glaze 
or  body.  On  the  other  hand,  many  examples  of  carefully 
preserved  genuine  old  ware  are  as  fresh  and  new-looking 
and  free  from  crazing  as  the  day  they  were  made.  In  such 
cases  the  would-be  purchaser  must  rely  on  the  other  tests, 
such  as  the  lightness  of  weight,  the  creamy  color  of  the  body, 
the  presence  of  the  cockspur  marks  (one  on  the  face  at  three 
equidistant  points,  and  three  in  triangular  form  at  three 
places  on  the  back  of  the  rim;  but.  above  all,  he  must  con- 
sider the  reliability  of  the  source  from  which  they  come.  A 
little  careful  observation  and  experience  will  make  the  detec- 
tion of  fraudulent  pieces  a  matter  of  considerable  ease. 

It  is  no  crime  for  a  manufacturer  to  reproduce  any  old 
design  to  fill  an  order  for  a  customer,  provided  the  pottery 
where  the  original  was  made  is  a  thing  of  the  past.  It,  how- 
ever, becomes  a  criminal  act  when  he  consents  to  place  the 
mark  of  another  potter  on  these  reproductions,  whether  the 
latter  l)e  living  or  dead,  for  it  can  be  done  but  for  one  pur- 
pose,— to  deceive. 

\o  honest  potter  will  consent  to  be  bound  to  secrecy  for 
the  purpose  of  shielding  his  customer  in  defrauding  the  pub- 
lic. Let  him  fill  such  orders,  if  he  will,  in  the  legitimate  pur- 
suit of  his  occupation,  l)ut  he  should  refuse  to  disclaim  the 
authorship   of  the   work   which   goes   out   from  his   establish- 


ANGLO-AMERICAN  POTTERY.  187 


ment.  Otherwise  he  becomes  particcps  criminis,  and  must 
lose  far  more  than  he  gains,  not  only  in  money,  but  in  the 
sacrifice  of  his  reputation  and  good  name  as  well.  The  pot- 
ter that  reproduces  the  old  designs  for  a  customer  should 
never  be  ashamed  to  acknowledge  his  work,  for  it  is  to  be 
presumed  that  he  knows  nothing  of  any  intention  on  the  part 
of  his  patron  to  defraud  collectors  or  others  by  misrepresen- 
tation, and  thereby  receive  many  times  as  much  as  the  ware 
is  worth.  If  it  can  be  shown  that  a  potter  has  manufactured 
such  ware  for  his  customer  with  the  knowledge  that  it  is  to 
be  used  for  fraudulent  purposes  the  manufacturer  makes 
himself  also  liable  to  prosecution. 


DIRECTORY  OF  COLLECTORS. 


Prefatory  Note. 


Twenty-five  or  thirty  years  ago  a  little  coterie  of  collectors  in  Now 
England  turned  their  attention  to  the  study  and  preservation  of  old 
china  which  abounded  in  that  section.  For  some  years  they  had  the 
field  to  themselves,  and  a  number  of  extensive  and  valuable  collections 
were  formed  which  would  be  well-nigh  impossible  to  duplicate  at  the 
present  day.  Some  of  these  pioneers  are  st'A'i  actively  engaged  in  their 
favorite  pursuit,  while  others  have  passed  away.  These  collections,  the 
first  of  their  kind  to  be  made  in  this  country,  are  richer  in  early  examples, 
particularly  of  English  manufacture,  than  any  that  have  been  formed 
in  recent  years.  Liverpool  pitchers,  salt  glaze  and  whieldon  wares,  then 
abundant,  have  become  so  scarce  that  good  specimens  are  now  seldom 
brought  to  light. 

For  a  time  the  china-collecting  mania  appeared  to  die  out,  but  within 
the  pasi,  few  years  it  has  revived  and  hundreds  of  collectors  have  sprung 
up  in  every  part  of  the  land.  At  no  time  in  the  history  of  this  country 
has  so  great  an  interest  been  manifested  in  ceramic  productions  of  every 
sort  as  at  present.  There  are  specialists  in  nearly  every  department  of 
the  art,  and  in  fact  they  form  a  considerable  proportion  of  the  collecting 
fraternity.  Few  individuals  have  had  the  courage,  however,  to  attempt 
to  cover  the  entire  field  of  ceramic  art  since  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Prime  gath- 
ered together  that  superb  general  collection  which  has  found  a  perma- 
nent home  in  Princeton,  N.  J. 

In  conclusion,  it  is  proper  to  state  that  the  compiler  has  exhausted 
every  honorable  means  at  his  command  to  make  this  list  as  complete  as 
possible,  by  appealing  to  every  known  collector  in  the  land  to  furnish 
reliable  data  which  he  or  she  alone  could  supply.  Any  omissions  which 
may  be  noticed  are  due  to  the  failure  of  collectors  to  respond  or  to  their 
incomprehensible  refusal  to  allow  their  names  to  appear.  This  list, 
however,  will  be  found  to  be  fairly  representative  and  will  serve  the 
purpose  of  pointing  out  the  best  collections  that  have  been  made  in  this 
countrv. 


Directory  of  Collectors 

OF 

POTTERY,  PORCELAIN  AND  GLASSWARE  IN 
THE  UNITED  STATES, 

WITH  BRIEF  DESCRIPTIONS  OF  THEIR  COLLECTIONS. 

Alger.  :\Irs.  Sanford,  Fly  Creek.  N.  Y.  Miscellaneous  collection  of  old 
china,  200  pieces.  Desires  to  correspond  with  other  collectors,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Andrews,  Wm.  H..  M.D..  104  Union  street,  Springfield,  Mass.  General 
collection  of  pottery  and  porcelain. 

Arnold,  A.  C,  Stamford,  Conn.  General  collection  of  historical  plates 
and  Colonial  relics,  numbering  over  1000  pieces. 

Atw.\ter,  Mr.  and  AIr.s.  Wm.  C,  133  Herkimer  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Anglo-American  pottery.  ^Miscellaneous  collection  of  about  400 
pieces. 

Avery,  Dr.  Amos,  Hampton.  Conn.  General  collection  of  antique  china 
and  glass,  mainly  English. 

B.\BBiTT,  Mrs.  Florence  S.,  Ypsilanti,  Mich.  Pioneer  pottery  of  Michi- 
gan;  household  utensils;  glassware.  Collection  colored  ware.  Pio- 
neer pottery,  about  800  pieces;  white  ware  from  families  of  Michigan 
soldiers,    1861-65.  over  300  pieces.     Desires  pieces  from  Michigan. 

Bach.  Charles  F.,  14  First  street,  Sharpsburg.  Pa.  Prehistoric  pottery, 
including  54  pots,  from  mounds  and  cliff  dwellings.     Correspond. 

Baker,  George  Albert.  102  South  Michigan  street,  South  Bend,  Ind. 
Anglo-American  pottery ;  American  wares ;  American  glass  with 
historical  inscriptions.  Collection  of  over  40  pieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Barber,  Edwin  A..  West  Chester,  Pa.  Author  of  Pottery  and  Porce- 
lain of  the  United  States  (second  edition  just  issued)  :  Anglo- 
.Uncrican  Pottcrv:  .Itiicrican  Glassi^'arc.  etc. 


DIRECTORY  OF  COLLECTORS.  iQi 


Barratt,  Helmus  W.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery. 
Rare  and  antique  pottery  and  porcelain.  Exchange  or  purchase 
fine  pieces  only. 

Bates.  Albert  C,  Hartford.  Conn.  Old  American  glassware.  Collec- 
tion. 

Bauer.  Joseph,  1032  Esplanade  avenue.  New  Orleans,  La.  Blue  Ameri- 
can historical  plates.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Beall,  Miss  Matie  J.,  535  Avenue  A,  East,  Hutchinson,  Kan.  Anglo- 
American  pottery ;  American  wares.  Collection  of  35  pieces.  Cor- 
respond. 

Beax,  ]\Irs.  Mary  D.,  Henniker,  N.  H.  Miscellaneous  collection  of 
about  65  pieces.     Correspond. 

Beardsley,  Dr.  Benjamin  F.,  90  Edwards  street,  Hartford,  Conn. 
American  historical  wares.  Collection  of  several  hundred  pieces. 
Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Bellows,  Charles,  52  New  street.  New  York.  Anglo-American  pot- 
tery ;  Lowestoft ;  American  glassware.  Collection  of  200  pieces,  in- 
cluding historical  china  and  rare  old  Madeira  magnums.  Corre- 
spond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Benjamin,  ^NL'^rcus,  Ph.D.,  U.  S.  National  ^luseum,  Washington, 
D.  C.  American  wares.  Collection  of  200  pieces,  chiefly  Chelsea 
(Mass.)  faience,  early  Cincinnati  and  New  York  city  wares.  Pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Besant,  G.  Mantz,  Frederick,  Md.  American  views;  "Dr.  Syntax," 
'"Wilkie"  and  "Don  Quixote"  designs.  Collection  of  about  100 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Bice,  Hiram,  142  Genesee  street,  Utica,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pot- 
tery; Wedgwood;  Lowestoft;  Biblical  views;  English  views;  Leeds; 
luster.     Collection  of  about  100  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Boardman,  W.  G..  id  Marshall  street,  Hartford,  Conn.  Anglo-Ameri- 
can pottery;  Delft;  Wedgwood  or  Turner;  Tortoise  Shell;  Lowe- 
stoft ;  Etched  Glass,  etc.  Collection  of  75  pieces.  Correspond,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Bowden,  Alfred  J.,  209  East  Fifty-sixth  street.  New  York.  Americana; 
Washington  and  Revolutionary.    Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

BowDOiN,  W.  G.,  200  South  Oxford  street,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.  Anglo- 
American  pottery ;  Royal  Worcester ;  Wedgwood ;  Chinese  porce- 
lains.    Collection  of  about  40  pieces. 

Bradley,  Edson,  Tuxedo  Park.  N.  Y.,  and  802  Fifth  avenue.  New  York 
city.  Chinese  porcelains,  also  jades  and  other  hard  carved  stones; 
Greek  Tanagra  figurines,  and  Phoenician.  Greek  and  Roman  glass. 
Collection  of  over  1600  pieces,  of  which  about  half  are  Chinese. 


192  DIRFXTORV  OF  COLLECTORS. 

Brewer.  Edward  S.,  Longnieadow.  Mass.  Anglo-American  pottery. 
General  collection  of  about  2000  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Brobst.  ]\[rs.  John  B..  128  South  Fourth  street.  Reading,  Pa.  Anglo- 
American  pottery ;  American  wares.  Miscellaneous  collection  of 
about  2000  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Brown,  Henry  W..  52  Washington  street,  }^Iarblehead,  Mass.  Anglo- 
American  pottery;  Oriental;  Delft;  Wedgwood;  Lowestoft;  Crown 
Derby;  Dresden";  Salt  Glaze.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Brown,  W.  H.,  82  Edward  street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  [Miscellaneous  collec- 
tion of  about  200  pieces.     Correspond. 

Brow.xell,  Mrs.  H.vrriet  F..  268  Broadway,  Providence,  R.  L  Mis- 
cellaneous collection,  including  over  1200  teapots.  Correspond,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

BuRHANS,  ]\Irs.  Ch.\rles,  26  Pearl  street.  Kingston,  N.  Y.  General  col- 
lection of  old  china,  glass,  furniture  and  Colonial  implements.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Burton,  Mrs.  J.  E.,  Middletown  Springs,  Vt.  American  wares ;  Anglo- 
American  pottery.  Collection  of  about  60  pieces.  Correspond. 
Will  exchange  Lowestoft  cups  and  saucers  for  historical  pieces. 

Camehl,  George  H.,  169  Norwalk  avenue.  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Anglo- 
American  pottery  and  miscellaneous,  about  75  pieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Carleton,  Mrs.  Emma  N.,  913,  East  Main  street,  New  Albany,  Ind. 
Collection  of  old  glassware. 

Carr,  Rev.  H.  W.,  Stamford.  Conn.  Miscellaneous  collection  of  several 
hundred  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Carroll,  William  E.,  ALD.,  55  ^Liin  street,  Taunton,  Mass.  Collec- 
tion of  over  600  plates  and  pitchers.  Also  furniture.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Case.  Lee  W.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery:  Delft; 
Lowestoft.  Collection  of  200  pieces,  including  over  100  historical 
pieces,  complete  set  of  blue  and  gold  Lowestoft,  etc.  Purchase 
blue  plates. 

Chandler,  Charles  Frederick,  51  East  Fifty-fourth  street.  New  York, 
N.  Y.     Ceramics,  glass  and  enamels. 

Chapin,  Miss  Jennie,  603  East  Fayette  street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  Col- 
lection of  Anglo-American  pottery;  luster,  etc.  Correspond  and  ex- 
change. 

Church,  Hexkv  A.,  148  Dorrance  street,  Providence,  R.  L  Anglo- 
American  pottery;  Biblical  views;  "Syntax,"  "Wilkie"  and  "Don 
Quixote"  designs.     Collection  of  300  plates  and  platters. 


DIRKCTORV  OF  COLLECTORS.  193 


Clark,  ]\Irs.  Albert  B..  Lee,  Mass.  Anglo-American  pottery;  cup 
plates;  American  glassware.  Collection  of  about  250  pieces.  Pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Clark,  Dr.  Arthur  N.,  47  South  Alain  street.  South  Norwalk.  Conn. 
Collection  of  cup  plates,  about  100.  Large  plates  and  platters,  abotit 
75.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Clark,  Mlss  A.  Josephine,  South  Framingham,  Mass.  Anglo-Ameri- 
can pottery.     Collection  of  cup  plates,  about  400  pieces. 

CoBURN,  Dr.  J.  Mn.TON,  South  Norwalk,  Conn.  General  and  Anglo- 
American  pottery.  Collection  of  about  300  pieces,  mainly  of  latter. 
Also  old  furniture  and  Colonial  relics.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Cochran,  Miss  E.  J.,  13  Rumford  street,  Concord,  N.  H.  Anglo- 
American  i)ottery.  Collection  of  about  50  jiieccs.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Colles,  Dr.  Christopher  J.,  14  East  Thirty-first  street.  New  York. 
Staffordshire  and  Liveroool  pottery;  luster,  etc.  Collection  of  about 
125  pieces,  mainly  English  and  American  views.  Correspond,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Collier,  Mrs.  Annie  C,  19  Brewer  street.  New  London,  Conn.  Gen- 
eral collection  of  Japanese,  Chinese,  English,  French,  etc.  About 
400  pieces. 

Collins,  Clarence  D.,  Newport,  N.  H.  General  collection  of  Anglo- 
American  and  Liverpool  pottery;  luster;  old  glass. 

Conrad,  Henry  C,  Wilmington,  Del.  Miscellaneous  collection  of  100 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Cooper,  William  A.,  Conshohocken,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
Pennsylvania  German  earthenware.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Davis  Brothers,  Diamond,  Ohio.  Miscellaneous  china  and  glassware. 
Correspond  or  purchase. 

De  Forest,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  W.,  7  Washington  Square,  N.,  New 
York.  Ancient  glassware;  modern  peasant  earthenware;  modern 
artistic  earthenware.     Collection  of  about  500  pieces. 

Dennison,  George  E.,  Whitesboro,  N.  Y.  Historical  and  general  col- 
lection of  over  100  pieces. 

De  Vinne,  Theodore  L.,  300  West  Seventy-sixth  street,  New  York. 
Oriental  wares;  modern  English  wares.  Collection  of  about  100 
pieces, — jars,  vases,  snufif  bottles,  etc. 

Dickins,  Capt.  F.  W.,  U.  S.  N.  Collection  of  upward  of  500  pieces  of 
china,  antique  and  modern,  including  Liverpool  and  Staffordshire 
pitchers,  plates,  etc.,  with  American  designs ;  upward  of  50  ex- 
amples of  Presidential  china:  recent  war  china,  etc. 


194  DIRECTORY  OF  COLLECTORS. 


Drake,  A.  W.,  The  Century  Co.,  ;^3  East  Seventeenth  street,  New  York. 
Glassware  of  all  countries.  Miscellaneous  collection  of  about  400 
pieces,  including  old  Persian  flasks;  Dutch  bottles  of  curious  shapes; 
German  and  Russian  snuff  bottles ;  American  historical  flasks,  etc. 

Dunham,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Flemington,  N.  J.  Antique  china.  Collec- 
tion of  about  50  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Ellsworth,  James  W.,  2  West  Sixteenth  street,  New  York.  Chinese 
porcelains  from  the  eleventh  to  the  seventeenth  centuries  inclusive; 
about  SCO  pieces. 

Ellwanger,  Mrs.  George  H..  267  Mt.  Hope  avenue,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Staffordshire  and  Delft ;  Luster  ware.     Collection  of  250  pieces. 

Elting,  Irving,  Saugerties.  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery ;  Biblical 
views.  Collection  of  about  150  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Erving,  Henry  W.,  Hartford,  Conn.  English  and  Chinese  of  Colonial 
use.     Collection  of  about  250  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Forehand,  Frederic,  Camden,  Me.  Old  blue  Staffordshire  ware,  about 
175  pieces. 

Frackelton,  Richard  G.,  1234  Chambers  street,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Salt 
glaze  ware. 

Frey,  S.  L.,  Palatine  Bridge,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery ;  English, 
Dutch  and  Oriental.  Collection  of  about  275  pieces,  including  a 
tile  fireplace  and  chimney  piece  containing  108  old  Delft  tiles.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Gardner,  Squire  B.,  3  Gardner  Place,  Oneonta,  N.  Y.  American  his- 
torical china.  Collection  of  about  75  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase 
or  exchange. 

Gibson,  Samuel  D.,  Kingston,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery;  Lowe- 
stoft; pepper  boxes;  cup  plates.  Collection  of  about  75  pieces, 
mostly  Staffordshire.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Glines,  Leroy  a.,  Canterbury  Depot,  N.  H.  Anglo-American  pottery ; 
American  wares;  American  glassware;  Biblical  views.  Purchase  or 
exchange. 

GoDSMARK,  Arthur  Henry,  ;i2  Emerson  street,  Rochester,  N.  Y.  His- 
torical cups  and  saucers.  Collection  of  about  75  pieces.  Purchase 
or  exchange. 

Grant,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Roland  D.,  temporary  address,  Vancouver,  B.  C. ; 
permanent  address,  Waterloo,  N.  H.  Anglo-American  and  early 
Colonial  china.  Collection  of  300  pieces  in  old  blue;  glassware, 
brasses  and  a  fine  collection  of  crystals  and  autographs.  Corre- 
spond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Green.  Mrs.  W.  Jerome,  t  Rutger  Park.  Utica,  N.  ^^  .\iiglo-.\mcrican 
pottery ;  .American  \\arc<:  Biblical  \iews. 


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Greene,  AL.s.  L.  Myrtle,  Barrc,  Ma^s.  General  collection  of  pottery 
and  porcelain.     Correspond. 

Haines,  Mrs.  Flora  E.,  224  Harlow  street,  Bangor,  Me.  General  col- 
lection of  pottery  and  glass,  mainly  English.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Halsey,  R.  T.  H.,  II  Wall  street.  New  York.  Dark  blue  historical 
china. 

Harris,  ]\Irs.  Sarah  B.,  63  West  Broadway.  Salem,  N.  J.  Anglo- 
American  pottery;  Delft;  Lowestoft.  Collection  of  about  400  pieces, 
including  100  historical  American  views. 

Haynes,  Mrs.  Wm.  McG.,  Sherman,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pot- 
tery luster.  Collection  of  about  80  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase 
or  exchange. 

Henry,  Dr.  John  G.,  Winchendon,  Mass.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
American  wares;  Biblical  views  a  specialty.  Collection  of  about 
350  pieces,  including  y^  American  views.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Hill,  Marshall  G.,  Afton,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery;  American 
wares;  Biblical  views;  pepper  boxes;  cup  plates;  American  glass- 
ware. Miscellaneous  collection  consisting  of  over  425  pieces  of 
pottery  and  porcelain  and  25  pieces  of  old  glassware.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

HooPES,   Mrs.   Herman,   West  Chester.   Pa.     Anglo-American   pottery; 

old   glassware;    old    furniture.     Collection    of   about    100   pieces   of 

china.     Purchase. 
HovEY,  Henry  R.,  57  Oxford  street,  Hartford,  Conn.     Anglo-American 

pottery  and  historical  pieces.     Collection  of  about  200  pieces. 

Hungerford,  Miss  Susan  E.,  223  West  Liberty  street,  Rome,  N.  Y. 
Anglo-American  pottery  (dark  blue).  Collection  of  100  pieces. 
Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

HuRD,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  L.,  Lakeville,  Litchfield  county.  Conn. 
Anglo-American  pottery;  American  wares;  Lowestoft;  Biblical 
views ;  pepper  boxes ;  cup  plates ;  glassware.  Collection  of  800 
pieces. 

Ives,  George  F.,  Deer  Hill  avenue,  Danbury,  Conn.  American  histori- 
cal wares.     Purchase. 

J.JiMES,  Mrs.  Charlotte  O.,  Schuyler  Lake,  N.  Y.  Old  English  china. 
Collection  of  about  100  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Johnston,  Mrs.  H.  M.,  67  Downing  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Colonial 
china,  Dresden  and  Oriental  wares.  Collection  of  about  800  pieces. 
Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Jones,  Edw.vrd  Russell,  care  of  S.  S.  White  Dental  Mf'g  Co.,  Twelfth 
and  Chestnut  streets,  Philadelphia.  General  collection,  chiefly  early 
American  wares  and  bottles ;  about  200  pieces.  Purchase  or  ex- 
change. 


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Karst.  Johx.  39  East  Tenth  street.  New  York.  ^Miscellaneous  collec- 
tion, mainly  English  and  American  china  and  glassware,  including 
3000  plates,  250  teapots,  etc.     Purchase. 

Kervey,  H.  Rush,  West  Chester,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
American  wares.  Collection  of  about  100  pieces.  Correspond,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

King,  \\'illi.\m  A.,  204  \Yest  Tuppor  street.  Buffalo.  N.  Y.  ^Miscellane- 
ous  and  contemporary  American  wares,  aliout  500  pieces.  Purchase 
or  exchange. 

Knoblock.  Mrs.  ALvrgaret  Starr,  421  North  Alichigan  street.  South 
Bend,  Ind.  Anglo-American  pottery;  American  wares;  Biblical 
views;  cup  plates;  American  glassware.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Kimball,  W.  S.  (The  late),  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Collection  of  pepper  and 
salt  boxes,  plates  and  other  articles,  of  all  countries,  numbering 
about  1200  pieces. 

KoHX,  Hexkv  H.,  285  Clinton  avenue,  Albany,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American 
pottery.  Collection  of  about  125  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Laidacker,  J.  G.,  Pottsville,  Pa.  General  collection  of  about  800  pieces. 
Purchase  or  exchange. 

Lawshe,  Wilford  R..  30  Sanford  street,  Trenton,  N.  J.  Anglo-Ameri- 
can pottery;  Delft;  silver  luster,  etc.  Collection  of  about  500- 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Lentz,  ]\rRS.  L.  R.,  Fleetwood,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery :  Biblical 
views ;  pepper  boxes.  Collection  of  about  375  pieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Leworthy,  Henry,  ii  East  Main  street,  Fredonia,  N.  Y.  Anglo- 
American  pottery.  General  collection  of  about  150  pieces.  Cor- 
respond, ptirchase  or  exchange. 

LooMis,  John  T.,  1424  F  street,  Washington,  D.  C.  Collection  of 
Oriental  wares.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

LuNT,  Albert  C,  Beverly,  Mass.  Anglo-American  pottery;  American 
wares;  Delft;  Wedgwood;  Lowestoft;  Biblical  views;  luster; 
American  glass.  Collection  of  250  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

LvoN,  Dr.  Irving  Whitall  (The  late),  26  Buckingham  street,  Hart- 
ford, Conn.  Collection  of  500  to  600  pieces  of  tortoise-shell,  salt 
glaze,  cauliflower.  Delft,  Wedgwood,  Bristol,  Staffordshire,  etc., 
was  formed  by  Dr.  Irving  Whitall  Lyon,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  be- 
tween 1876  and  1896,  the  year  of  his  death.  It  remains  intact  in 
his  widow's  home,  and  is  now  owned  by  his  son,  Dr.  Irving  Phillips 
Lyon,  531  Franklin  street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  It  contains  10  Washing- 
ton (Liverpool)  pitchers,  about  40  pieces  of  Whieldon  ware,  silver 


DIRECTORY  OF  COLLECTORS.  I97 


luster  ware,  about  70  old  teapots,  Delft  jug  dated  1648,  Sadler  and 
Green  tiles,  Liverpool;  "G.  R."  stoneware  jugs,  Lowestoft,  Anglo- 
American  pottery ;  Spanish  and  German  glass.  Dr.  Lyon  was  one 
of  the  pioneer  collectors  of  New  England.  His  collection  emljraces 
examples  of  all  the  most  important  English  and  Continental  wares 
of  the  17th,  i8th  and  19th  centuries.  He  was  the  author  of  The 
Colonial  Furniture  of  Neiv  England. 

Lvox.  Dr.  Irving  Phillips,  531  Franklin  street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  (see 
above). 

M.\.CKEY,  WiLLi.xM  J.,  Springfield,  Mass.  Archjeological  pottery; 
American  historical  plates.  Collection  of  about  250  pieces,  includ- 
ing 60  historical  plates;  Lowestoft;  Wedgwood;  Oriental,  etc.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange  in  archaeological  line. 

Martin,  Mrs.  Levi  F.,  Lincoln  avenue,  Winchendon,  Mass.  Anglo- 
American  pottery;  cup  plates.  Collection  of  about  150  pieces.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange. 

M.\USER,  Mrs.  I.  B.,  Treichler's,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery;  Ameri- 
can wares  ;  Delft ;  Lowestoft ;  Biblical  views  ;  pepper  boxes  ;  cup 
plates.  Collection  of  about  350  pieces,  mainly  dark  blue.  Corres- 
pond or  exchange. 

McGuiRE,  Elish.v  W.,  16  Exchange  Place,  New  York.  Old  Stafford- 
shire.    Collection  of  about  200  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

McKnight,  Everett  J.,  M.D.,  no  High  street,  Hartford,  Conn.  Gen- 
eral collection  of  about  300  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or  ex- 
change. 

]\Iendinhall,  Joseph  H.,  1308  West  Seventh  street,  Wilmington,  Del. 
Anglo-American  pottery;  American  wares;  American  glass.  Col- 
lection of  about  75  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

AIiTCHELL,  Rev.  Edward  C,  534  Summit  avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Archaeological  pottery,  about  150  pieces.  General  collection  of  260 
pieces.  Specialty,  American  prehistoric  potter}'.  Correspond,  pur- 
chase or  exchange. 

Mitchell,  Henry  R..  Haddonfield,  N.  J.  Stoneware ;  blue  printed  ware. 
Collection  of  about  40  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Morris,  John  T.  and  Miss  Lydia  T.,  826  Pine  street,  Philadelphia. 
Collection  of  miscellaneous  art  pottery  and  porcelain,  including  a 
Minton  pate-sur-pate  vase,  decorated  by  Solon,  from  the  Chicago 
Exposition;  a  piece  of  Japanese  (Bizen)  ware,  1394-1427;  an  ex- 
ample of  Royal  Worcester  porcelain  pierced  over  the  entire  surface, 
from  the  Factory  Museum  and  Chicago  Exposition;  also  a  unique 
collection  of  27  pieces  of  very  old  Siamese  enameled  ware. 

;Morse,  Mrs.  Emma  DeF.,  845  Main  street,  Worcester,  Mass.  Miscel- 
laneous collection,  chiefly  Anglo-American  designs  in  dark  blue  and 
pink,  about  500  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 


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Neal,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.,  Fourteenth  and  Washington  streets,  Easton, 
Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery;  dark  bhie  Biblical  views;  cup  plates. 
Collection  of  200  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

NoRRis,  Edward,  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia.  Pa.  Collection  of  china 
and  glassware.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Nye,  Mrs.  William  L..  Lee,  Mass.  Biblical  views;  cup  plates.  Col- 
lection of  about  300  pieces. 

Paret,  Henry,  207  West  One  Hundred  and  Seventh  street,  New  York. 
Miscellaneous  collection,  mainly  early  American,  about  200  pieces. 
Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Paxson,   Henry  D.,  506  Walnut  street,   Philadelphia.     Pottery  of  the 

Pennsylvania  Germans,  and  other  early  American  wares.     Collection 

of  about  250  pieces. 
Pennypacker,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.,  West  Chester,  Pa.     Anglo-American 

pottery ;    American    glassware ;    American    pottery    and    porcelain. 

Collection   of  200  pieces,    including   a   full    dinner   and   tea   set   of 

Tucker    and    Hemphill    hard    porcelain    (Philadelphia,    1825-1838). 

Correspond. 
Persons,    Mrs.    Philip,    East    Aurora,    N.    Y.     American    wares ;    cup 

plates ;  American  glass.     Collection  of  about  30  pieces. 

Peterson,  Harry  C,  Stanford  University,  Cal.  Curator,  Leland  Stan- 
ford Junior  Museum. 

Powel,  Miss  Mary  E.,  25  Bowery  street,  Newport,  R.  L  General  col- 
lection of  old  Chinese,  Leeds,  Liverpool,  etc.,  including  7  Washing- 
ington  pitchers. 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Charles  S..  Brattleboro,  Vt.  Anglo-American  pottery  and 
general  collection  of  old  dishes,  pitchers  and  sugar  bowls,  over  400 
pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Prescott,  Walter  Conway,  35  Lakewood  road,  Newton  Highlands. 
Mass.  Old  blue  china  and  American  glassware ;  American  and 
English  views.  General  collection  of  foreign  and  domestic,  consist- 
ing of  several  hundred  pieces.     Correspond. 

Queen,  Paul  A.,  Flemington,  N.  J.  Anglo-American  pottery.  Collec- 
tion.    Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Richardson,  Frederick  P..  Salem,  Mass.  General  collection  and  luster 
ware.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Roberts,  Howard  C,  George  and  Main  streets,  Norristown,  Pa.  Anglo- 
American  pottery;  Biblical  views;  American  glassware.  Collection 
of  250  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

RoBiNEAU.  Samuel  E.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  (Editor  of  "Old  China.") 
Anglo-American  pottery.  Collection  of  100  pieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

RoBSON,  Mrs.  Kate,  Kirkwood,  Ga.  Collection  of  over  100  pitchers, 
all  different, — American.  German,  Italian.  French,  English,  ^lexican 
and  Japanese,- — ancient  and  modern. 


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Rodman,  Mrs.  Ts.vbella,  16  Lewis  street.  New  London,  Conn.  Anglo- 
American  pottery :  Lowestoft ;  Oriental  porcelain.  Collection  of 
about  100  pieces.     Correspond. 

RuF.,  Dr.  Johx  O.,  28  Clinton  avenue.  North.  Rochester,  N.  V.  Old 
Colonial  ware.  Small  collection,  including  some  Washington  pitch- 
ers. 

Samson,  Mrs.  Clarissa  W.,  119  Woburn  street,  West  Medford,  Mass. 
General  collection  of  about  1200  pieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or 
exchange. 

Sk.\rle,  Conrad  O.,  335  Ramsey  street.  St.  Paul,  Minn.  Anglo-Ameri- 
can pottery  ;  Lowestoft ;  Delft ;  American  glassware.  Collection  of 
about  75  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

SnEELY,  W.  P.,  New  Oxford,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery;  American 
wares;  Biblical  views;  pepper  boxes;  cup  plates.  Collection  of  about 
300  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Smith,  G.  W.  V.,  37  Avon  Place,  Springfield,  Alass.  Collection  of 
about  500  pieces  of  pottery  and  porcelain,  including  Chinese,  Japan- 
ese, Corean,  British  Indian,  Graeco-Roman,  etc.  Also  a  collection 
of  enamels,  bronzes,  gold  lacquers,  ivory  carvings,  jades,  crystals, 
missals,  embroideries,  arms  and  armor. 

Smith,  Mrs.  H.  P.,  106  East  Kennedy  street.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  Miscel- 
laneous collection  of  American  historical  views,  consisting  of  150 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Smith,  Philip  S.,  46  Johnson's  Park,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  General  collection 
of  about  650  pieces,  including  many  fine  examples  of  Chinese  porce- 
lains, such  as  Peach  Blow.  Hawthorn.  Sang  de  Bceuf  and  white. 
Desires  to  correspond  for  data  and  purchase. 

S.MiTH,  Mrs.  Rollin  H.,  Little  Falls.  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery. 
Collection  of  about  300  pieces.     Purchase. 

Snow,  Rev.  Frederic  E.,  Guilford,  Conn.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
American  wares ;  Delft ;  Wedgwood ;  Biblical  views ;  cup  plates. 
Collection  of  about  175  pieces.     Correspond  and  exchange. 

Spaulding,  Samuel  S.,  472  Delaware  avenue,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Collec- 
tion of  over  200  Liverpool  and  blue  historical  pitchers. 

Spaulding,  Mrs.  Samuel  S.,  472  Delaware  avenue,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Liverpool  and  dark  blue  historical  plates;  white  house  china.  Col- 
lection of  over  200  pieces,  including  a  Cincinnati  plate. 

Steigerwalt,  Charles,  130  East  King  street,  Lancaster,  Pa.  Anglo- 
American  pottery. 

Strong,  M.  S.,  Granville,  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery;  cup  plates; 
pepper  and  salt  boxes.  Collection  of  about  150  pieces.  Correspond 
or  exchange. 


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Temple.  L.  D..  Flcmington,  N.  J.  Anglo-American  pottery.  Purchase 
or  exchange. 

Terkell.  ^[k.s.  John  Lynch,  Atlanta,  Ga.  Collection  of  tea  i)ots  and  old 
china. 

Tekry,  Stei'HEN  (The  late),  Hartford,  Conn.  Collection  of  about  250 
pieces,  mainly  English,  from  about  1780  to  1820.  Now  in  possession 
of  Mrs.  Lucretia  Terry. 

Thompson,  jMiss  Esther  H.,  Litchfield.  Conn.     Old  English  china. 

Tompkins,  Eugene,  Boston  Theater,  Boston,  Mass.  Collection  of  up- 
ward of  270  pieces  of  Anglo-American  pottery,  mainly  dark  blue. 

Trumbull,  GuKnoN,  Hartford,  Conn.  European  and  Oriental  pottery 
and  porcelain,  none  later  than  the  first  quarter  of  the  nineteenth 
century.     About  200  pieces. 

Tucker,  George  S.vmuel,  Peterboro.  N.  H.  Collection  of  about  lOO 
historical  plates  and  platter-.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Turner,  Emerson  P.,  Norwich.  Conn.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
Lowestoft;  salt  glaze;  tortoise  shell;  old  glassware;  Cloisonne.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Turner,  Frank  C.  Norwich.  Conn.  Anglo-American  pottery;  Ameri- 
can wares;  cup  plates;  Biblical  views;  American  glassware.  Col- 
lection of  about  500  pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

Turner,  Mrs.   Harriet  S..  2168  Florida  avenue,   N.  W..  Washington, 

D.  C.     Pottery  of  the  Southern  States. 
Turner,  Wm.  G.  A..  59  Grecnkaf  street,  Maiden,  Mass.     ^Miscellaneous 

collection,  mostly  modern. 

Van  Buren,  Mrs.  C.  \V.,  Laurens.  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery. 
Collection  of  about  50  pieces.     Correspond  or  purchase. 

Wagner,  Prof,  and  ATks.  C.  Ernest,  544  West  James  street,  Lancaster, 
Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery ;  silver  luster,  and  old  pewter.  Col- 
lection of  130  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Wait.  Mrs.  Horace  C,  356  West  Twenty-first  street.  New  York. 
Porcelain  and  nottcry  of  America  and  Europe.  Collection  of  about 
500  pieces,  of  American,  British,  French,  German,  Dutch  and 
Danish,  including  Leeds,  Wedgwood  queensware,  Chelsea  and 
Derby. 

Walker.  Mrs.  W.  B.,  Bennington,  Vt.  Anglo-American  pottery;  wares 
made  at  the  U.  S.  Pottery,  Bennington  (1846-1858).  Collection  of 
over  100  pieces.     Purchase  or  exchange. 

Wall,  Charles  V.,  Ogontz  Park,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery;  Ameri- 
can pottery;  American  wares;  Delft;  Wedgwood;  Lowestoft;  Bibli- 
cal views,  etc      Collection  of  about  100  pieces.     Purchase. 


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Walsh,  John  H..  Waterville.  N.  Y.  Anglo-American  pottery;  pepper 
boxes ;  American  glassware.  Collection  of  about  40  pieces.  Cor- 
respond, purchase  or  exchange. 

Watrous,  Mrs.  J.  L.,  26  Clinton  avenue,  Cortland,  X.  Y.  Anglo- 
American  and  historical  pottery.     Collection.     Correspond. 

Weaver,  Ethan  Allen,  Broad  Street  Station,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Anglo- 
American  pottery.  Collection  of  about  200  jiieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Wheeler.  Charles  V.,  Little  Falls,  N.  Y.  General  collection  of  pot- 
tery, porcelain  and  glassware,  consisting  of  about  600  pieces. 

Wheeler,  H.  A.,  721  Olive  street,  St.  Louis,  ^bx  General  collection. 
Purchase  or  exchange. 

Wklfe.  William  G.,  513  Globe  Building,  St.  Paul.  ]Minn.  Biblical 
\iews.  Collection  of  about  60  jjieces.  Correspond,  purchase  or  ex- 
change. 

WiLC'oMB,  C.  P.,  Golden  Gate  Park  Museum,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Early 
English  and  American  wares.     Collection  of  about  100  pieces. 

Wilcox,  Mrs.  John  A.,  Ridley  Park,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
English  views  in  dark  blue:  Lowestoft;  Biblical  views;  pepper 
boxes;  cup  plates.  Collection  of  about  60  pieces.  Correspond, 
purchase  or  exchange. 

Williams,  Frederick  Wells.  New  ILiven.  Cduu.  Chinese  porcelains, 
pottery,  Cloisonnes  and  carvings.  Collection  of  about  800  pieces, 
including  specimens  of  Ming  and  Kienlung  periods,  white  water- 
marked. Sang  de  Bceuf,  eyelet-hole,  etc, 

Williams,  Mrs.  L  C,  Royersford,  Pa.  Anglo-American  pottery; 
American  glassware.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

WiJRTZBACH,  Carl,  Lee,  Mass,  Anglo-American  pottery.  General  col- 
lection of  about  400  pieces. 

Yates,  Mrs.  Frederick,  136  South  Fitzhugh  street,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Historical  blue  china  and  Syntax  designs.  Collection  of  about  200 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 

YoDER,  Dr.  Daniel,  Catasauqua,  Pa.  Archaeological  pottery ;  Anglo- 
American  designs;  Delft;  Wedgwood;  Lowestoft:  Biblical  views; 
pepper  boxes;  cup  plates;  American  glassware.  Cullcction  of  460 
pieces.     Correspond,  purchase  or  exchange. 


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OLD  CHINA  AND  OTHER  ANTIQUES. 


Avery,  H.  B.,  66i  Main  street,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Alger,  Mrs.  Sanford,  Fly  Creek,  N.  Y. 

Ballart,  F.  a.,  616-617  Kirk  Block,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Boone,  H.  M.,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

Brown,  E.  G.,  corner  Pleasant  and  Fruit  streets,  Concord,  N.  H. 

Brown,  Henry  W.,  52  Washington  street,  Marblehead,  Mass. 

CooKEROw,  M.  B.,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

Greeley,  E.  R.,  and  W.  H.,  Abington,  Mass.     Opposite  Court  House. 

Hill,  Albert  J.,  8  and  Q  Hamilton  Place,  Boston,  Mass. 

Hillman,  Frederic  G.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Ives,  Phcebe  Taintor,  Branford,  Conn. 

James,  Mrs.  Lottie,  P.  O.  Box  204,  Schuyler  Lake.  N.  Y. 

Keller,  Ferdinand,  216-222  South  Ninth  street.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

King,  Lewis,  928  and  930  Pine  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lawshe,  W.  R.,  30  Sanford  street,  Trenton,  N.  Y. 

Leete,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Guilford,  Conn. 

Mallory's  Old  Curiosity  Shop,  141  Orange  street.  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Manhattan  Antique  Store,  394  Fourth  avenue.  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Maunder,  Richard  H.,  Sheffield,  Mass. 

Myers  &  Williar,  335  North  Charles  street,  Baltimore.  A^ld. 

OsBORN,  Charles  E.,  14  South  Seventeenth  street.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Roberts,  Mrs.  Ada  M.,  2501  Michigan  avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

RoBiE,  Miss  Virginia  H.,  Room  702,  Marshall  Field  Bldg.,  Chicago,  111. 

Safford,  Percy  H.,  292  Main  street,  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

Snow,  Mrs.  Francis  J.,  Greenfield,  Mass. 

Standish,  Winslow  Brewster.  Water  street,  Plymouth.  Mass. 

True,  Arthur  &  Co.,  33  East  Twenty-eight  street.  New  York. 

Vanzant,  J.  B.,  Bristol,  Pa. 

Watrous,  Mrs.  J.  L.,  26  Clinton  avenue,  Cortland.  N.  V. 

Wiley,  H.  E..  Wakefield.  Mass. 


INDEX. 

AMERICAN    VIEWS. 


DESIGNS   IN    DARK    BLUH. 

(Check  List.) 

Albany    337 

Albany   ( Wood )    1 1 

Albany,  Dutch  Church   77-  473 

American  Heroes — Washington,  etc 474 

American  \'illa    3^7 

Arms  of  the  U.  S 475 

Baltimore 33^- 

Baltimore,  Alms  Hou^e ,^88 

Baltimore,  Court  Hou'-e  .^54 

Baltimore,  Exchange  .^55 

Baltimore.  Exchange  (  R.  S.   W". )    i97 

Baltimore,  Masonic  Hall  .^89.  476 

Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Inclined  Plane  (  Wood)    i.^ 

Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  (  Wood) 1.2 

Belleville  on  the  Passaic  River    (  Wood ) 14 

Boston,  Alms  House   (Ridgway)    130 

Boston,   Alms   House    (R.    S.) 215 

Boston,  Athen?eum   (Ridgway)    131 

Boston.  Court  House  (Ridgway)    132 

Boston,  Court  House  (R.  S.  W. ) 198 

Boston  Harbor 39° 

Boston,  Hospital    (Ridgway )    I33 

Boston,  Hospital  (R.  S.)   216,  217 

Boston,  Insane  Hospital   (Ridgway)    ] 34 

Boston,  Lawrence  Mansion    (R.   S.)    218 

Boston,  Massachusetts  Hospital  (R.  S.)    219 

Boston,  Mitchell  &  Freeman's  China  and  Glass  Warehouse  (  Adams)  234 

Boston,  Nahant  Hotel  near  (R.  S.  W. )    199,  200 

Boston,   Nahant  Hotel   near   (Stubbs)    167 

Boston,  Octagon  Church    (Ridgway)    135 

205 


2o6  INDEX. 


Boston,  State  House   (Ridgwav)    137 

Boston,  State  House  (R.  S.  W.) 201 

Boston,  State  House  ( Stubbs)   168 

Boston,   State  House    (Wood)    46 

Boston,  State  House  (Rogers) 261 

Boston,  State  House,  Chaise  (Rogers) 259 

Boston,  State  House,  Cows  (Rogers)   260 

Boston,  St.  Paul's   Church    (Ridgway) 136 

Brooklyn  Ferry   ( R.   S. )    220 

Buenos  Ayres    3  ^59 

Bunker  Hill,  Battle  (R.  S.)  214 

Cadmus  (Trefoil  Border)    390^ 

Cadmus   (Wood)    2    t,    4 

Catskill,  Hope  Mill   (Wood)    ".    '17 

Catskill  House,  Hudson  (Wood)    18 

Catskill   Mountains    (Wood)    20 

Catskills,  Pass  in  the  (Wood)   19 

Catskills,  Pine  Orchard  House  (Wood) 32.  33 

Charleston,  Exchange   (Ridgway)    138 

Charleston,  Exchange   (R.   S.)    221 

Chillicothe   340 

Clinton  (St.  Paul's  Church,  N.  Y. ;  Rochester) 385^ 

Columbia  College  (Clews)    loi 

Columbia  College  (R.  S.)    225 

Columbia  College  (R.  S.  W.)    202 

Columbia  College  (Stevenson)   71 

Columbus,   Ohio    341 

Connecticut,  Arms  of  ( ]\Iayer)    184 

Connecticut,  Arms  of  (Oliver  Stoke)    391 

"Constitution"  and  "Guerriere"    (Wood)    7 

Delaware,  Arms  of  ( Mayer) 185 

Detroit   342 

Erie  Canal,  Albany   3Q2 

Erie  Canal,  Albany  (Clews)   94 

Erie  Canal,  Albany  (Wood)    45 

Erie  Canal,  De  Witt  Clinton  Eulogy  -593 

Erie  Canal.  Little  Falls,  N.  Y 394 

Erie  Canal,  Little  Falls  (Wood)    43 

Erie  Canal,  Rochester,  N.  Y 395 

Erie  Canal,  Rochester  (Wood)    44 

Erie   Canal,   Utica    -jgg 

Erie  Canal  Views 477 

Fishkill,   Near    343 

Fort  Gansevoort  (R.  S. )  227 

Fort  Gansevoort  (Stevenson) 72 

Franklin's  Morals  525-530 

Franklin's  Tomb   (Phillips)    262 


INDEX.  207 


Franklin's  Tomb  ("Wood)    47 

Fulton's   Steamboat    397 

Georgia,  Arms  of  (Mayer)   186 

Gilpin's  Mills  (Wood)    22 

Governor's   Island    ( Stevenson)    81 

Greensburg,  Tappan  Zee  from  (Wood)    23 

Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Capitol  at 183 

Hartford  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum  (Ridgway)    139 

Hartford,  State  House  398 

Harvard  College  (Ridgway)   140 

Harvard  College  (R.  S.  W.) 203-205 

Harvard  University  399 

Highlands  at  West  Point   (Wood)    25 

Highlands,   Hudson    (Wood)    24 

Highlands  near  Newburg  (Wood)   26 

Highlands,  North  River  (Stubbs)    169 

Hobart  Town    344 

Hoboken,  N.  J.  (Stubbs)  170,  171 

Hudson  and  Sacandaga,  Junction  of  (Stevenson)   65 

Hurlgatc,  East  River  (Stubbs)    172 

Indianapolis    345 

Jefferson   (Columbia  College)    386 

Jefferson,  Clinton   (Albany)    383 

Jefferson,  Clinton   (Massachusetts  Hospital) 384 

Jefferson,  Clinton  (Park  Theater,  N.  Y.) 385 

Jefferson,  Lafayette   (Covetham)    381 

Jefferson,  Lafayette  (Washington,  Capitol) 382 

Lafayette   (Stevenson)    78 

Lafayette  (Clews)    95 

Lafayette  and  Washington   481 

Lafayette,  Landing  of  ( Clews)    96,  97 

Lafayette,   "Republicans  are  not  Always  Ungrateful" 479 

Lafayette.  "Welcome  Lafayette,  the  Nation's  Guest"  478 

Lafayette,  "Welcome  to  the  Land  of  Liberty" 400,  480 

Lake  George  (Wood)   27 

Lake  George,  On  the  Road  to  (Stevenson)   79 

Lexington,  Transylvania  University  (Wood)    ^tfj 

Livingston,  Chancellor  (Wood)    21 

Louisville    346 

Louisville,  Marine  Hospital    (Wood)    8 

MacDonough's  Victory  (Wood)   6 

Marshall,  Chief  Justice  (Wood)    5 

Maryland,  Arms  of  (Mayer)    187 

Massachusetts,  Arms  of  (Mayer)    188 

Mendenhall   Ferry    (Stubbs) 173 


2o8  IXUEX. 


Monlinorcnci,  Fall  of   (  Wood )    30 

Mount  \'crnoii   (  Washington  Mounted  )    482 

Mount   Vernon    (  Washington  with   Horse )    401 

Mount  Vernon  ( Wood  )    28 

Blount  Vernon,  near  Washington   (  Ridgway)    141 

Mount  Vernon.  Seat  of  Washington 483 

New  Jersey,  Arms  of  (Mayer)    189 

New  York  Alms  House  (Clews)  99 

New  York.  Ahns  House  (Ridgway)  142 

New  York,  Alms  House   (R.   S.)    222 

New  York,  Alms  House  (Stevenson )   66,  67 

New  York,  American  ^Tuseum  (R.  S.  W.)   2of> 

New  York.  Arms  of  (  Maver)    190 

New  York.  Battery  ( R.  S. )    -'2.^ 

New  York  Bay  (Clews )    98 

New  York  Bay  (Stubbs)   176 

New  York  Bay  (Wood)    29 

New  York,  Castle  Garden  (Trefoil  Border )  402.  404 

New  York,  Castle  Garden  Battery  (Wood)    16 

New  York,  Catholic  Cathedral  (Stevenson )    68 

New  York.  Church,  Dr.  I^Tason's  (Stevenson )    70 

New  York,  Church.  Dr.  Mason's   (Stubbs)    174 

New  York,  City  Hall  (Clews)   100 

New  York,  City  Hall   (Ridgwav)    i43 

New  York,  City  Hall  (R.  S.)    224 

New  York,  City  Hall    (Stevenson)    69 

New  York,  Citv  Hall  (Stubbs)    1 75 

New  York,  Citv  Hotel  (R.  S.  W.)    207 

New  York.  Esplanade.  Castle  Garden  ( R.  S.) 226 

New  York  from  Brooklyn  Heights  (Clews)    102 

New  York,  from  Brooklyn  Heights  (Stevenson)   73-  80 

New  York,  from  Wcehawk   (Stevenson)    74 

New  York,  Fulton  Market  (R.  S.)    228 

New  York,  Hospital  (R.  S. ) 229 

New  York,  Insane  Asylum  (Clews)    10,^ 

New  Y'ork,  Park  Theater  ( R.  S.  W.) 208 

New  York,  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral  403 

New  York.  St.  Paul's  (R.  S.  W. )    209 

Niagara    ( Stevenson)    82 

Niagara  Falls    (Wood)    30 

Niagara.  Table  Rock  (Wood )    7>(y 

North  Carolina,  Arms  of  (  Mayor)    191 

Passaic  Falls   (Wood)    31 

Peace  and  Plenty  (Clews)    104 

Pennsylvania,  Arms  of   (Mayor )    192 

Perry   Memorial    (Clews)    105 

Porry   Memorial    (Stevenson)    7.^ 


INDEX.  209 

Philadelphia    348 

Philadelphia,  A  View  near  347 

Philadelphia,  Bank  of  the  United  States   (  Stubbs) I77 

Philadelphia,  Dam  and  Water  Works  ( Side  Wheel)    357 

Philadelphia,  Dam  and  Water  Works  (Stern  Wheel)    356 

Philadelphia,  Fairmount.  near  (Stubbs)    178.  179 

Philadelphia,   Library    (Ridgway)    144 

Philadelphia,  Masonic  Temple  405 

Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  Hospital   (Ridgway)    14S 

Philadelphia,  Staughton's  Church   ( Ridgway)    146 

Philadelphia,  United  States  Hotel 182 

Philadelphia,  Upper  Ferry  Bridge  (Stubbs)    181 

Philadelphia,  Water  Works  (R.  S.  W.)   210 

Philadelphia,  Woodlands,  near  (Stubbs)    180 

Pilgrims,  Landing  of  (Wood)    i 

Pittsfield,  Winter  View  (Clews)    106 

Prentiss,  Henry,  and  his  Employ 484 

Quebec  349 

Quebec   (Wood)    51 

Rhode  Island,  Arms  of  ( ]\Iayer)   I93 

Richmond    350 

Sandusky  351 

Savannah,   Bank    ( Ridgway)    147 

Savannah,  Bank    ( R.    S. )    230 

Ship  of  the  Line  (Wood)    34 

South  Carolina,   Arms  of   ( ATayer )    194 

States   (Clews)    83-93 

Steamship,  American   Flag   (Wood)    35 

Trenton   Falls    ( Wood )    38,   39 

Troy  from  Mt.   Ida    (  Stevenson)    "](} 

Union  Line  (Wood  )    9 

University  of  Maryland   406 

Virginia,  Arms  of   ( Mayer)    195 

Wadsworth  Tower    (  Wood )    10 

Washington    ( City)     352 

Washington  and  -Lafayette 407 

Washington  and  Lafayette  (R.  S.  &  W. )    37i^ 

Washington,  Capitol  (Ridgway)    148 

Washington,  Capitol   (R.  S.)    231 

Washington,  Capitol    (R.  S.  W.)    211.  212 

Washington,   Capitol    (Wood)    15,  40 

Washington,  Clinton  (Boston  Hospital)   372 

Washington,  Clinton  (City  Hotel,  N.  "S'. )    y]^ 

Washington,  Clinton   (Faulkbourn   TTall)    374,  375 

Washington,    Clinton    (Niagara)     376 

Washington,  Clinton   (Park  Theater)    377,  378 


INDEX. 


Washinglon,  Clinton  CW  ashington,  Capitol )    379 

Washington,  from  Mount  Vernon 408 

Washington,  (full  length  with  scroll)  Wood 48 

Washington,  Jefferson  (Capitol.  Washington)   36?/^ 

Wa.shington.  Lafayette  (City  Hotel)    368,  369,  370 

Washington.  Lafayette  (Washington,  Capitol) 2i7'^ 

Washington,  Lafayette,  Jefferson,  Clinton  (Faulkbourn  Hall)..  358,  359 

Washington,  Lafayette,  Jefferson,  Clinton  (Little  Falls) 360 

Washington,   Lafayette,  Jefferson,   Clinton    (Niagara) 361,  362 

Washington.    Lafayette,    Jefferson.    Clinton     (Park    Theater,    Al- 
bany, N.  Y.)   363.  364,  365 

Washington,  Lafayette,  Jefferson,  Clinton   (Rochester) 366 

Washington,   Lafayette,  Jefferson,   Clinton    (Windsor   Castle,    Al- 
bany,   N.    Y.)'. 366^^ 

Washington,  Lafayette,  Jefferson.  Clinton  (  Writtle  Lodge) 367 

Washington.   White  House    (Wood)    41 

Washington's  Tomb   (Wood)    49 

West  Point,  Military  Academy  (Wood)   42 

Wright's  Ferry,  Susquehanna    353 

"designs  in  various  colors. 

Alabama   (Bodley  &  Co.)    409 

Albany 410 

Albany  (Jackson)  263 

Albany,  City  Hall   4ii 

Albany  Theater   ( 1824)    412 

Albany,   Thorps  and   Sprague    447 

Allegheny,   Penitentiary    (Clews )    107 

"America,"  Eade,  etc.   (T.  F.  &  Co.)    332 

America.    Triumphant     4^4 

America,  Whose  Militia,  etc 487 

American  Flag  and   Lilicrty   Caji    4^3 

American  Heroes — Van  Rensalacr.  etc 486 

American  Marine  ( Ashworth)   33i 

American  Marine  (F.  M.  &  Co.)   33° 

Anti-Slavery   420 

Arms  of  the  United  States  (Buzzard  and  Cannon.)    485 

Arms  of  the  United  States   (Hammersley)    416 

Arms  of  the  Ignited  States  (Hand  Colored)    415 

Bainbridge    458 

Bakers  Falls.  Hudson   (Clews)    108 

Baltimore    488 

Baltimore  (C.  TM.)   ,300 

Baltimore   (Godwin)   292 

Baltimore,  Battle  Monument    ( Jacksun)    264 

Boston  and  Bunker  Hill   (Godwin)    293 

Boston,  Bunker  Hill  Monument 4^7 

Boston,  Court  House 418 

Boston  from  Chelsea  Heights  (C.  C.)    ?<?>^ 


INDEX. 


Boston,  from  Dorchester  Heights  (C.  Mj    301 

Boston,  Hancock  House  (Jackson)    265 

Boston  Mails,  Gentlemen's  Cabin  (Edwards)    317,  318 

Boston  Mails,  Ladies'  Cabin  (Edwards)    319 

Boston  Mill  Dam  (C.  M.)   302 

Boston,   State   House    419 

Boston,  State  House  (Jackson)   266 

Brooklyn   Ferry    (Godwin)     294 

Brown    459 

Buffalo  on  Lake  Erie  (E.  W.  &  S.) 52 

Caldwell,  Lake  George  (M.  V.  &  Co.)  325 

Caldwell,  Lake  George  (W.  Ridgway)    1^4 

Capitol  Buildings,  States  (M.  V.  &  Co.)    323 

Catskill   Mountain  House   (Adams)    235 

Catskill   Mountain  House   (Jackson)    267 

Catskill  Mountains,  Pass  in  (E.  W.  &  S.)    59 

Clay,  Henry  (Tams)   321 

Columbia  Bridge  (Godwin)    294^ 

Columbia  Bridge  on  the  Susquehanna   (W.  Ridgway )    155 

"Columbian  Star"  (J.  Ridgway)   149-15 1 

Columbus  (Adams)    250-258 

"Constitution"  and  "Guerriere"  423 

"Constitution,"  "Cyane"  and  "Levant"    489 

"Constitution's"  Escape  from  British  Squadron   491 

"Constitution"  Leaving  Boston  Harbor 490 

Constitution  of  United  States  420 

"Constitution"  (U.  S.  S.)   422 

Conway,  N.  H.,  View  near  (Adams)   236 

Cornwallis,  Surrender  492-494 

Decatur  (Bust)   495 

Decatur  (Free  Trade)    460 

Delaware    (J.    Ridgway)     152 

Delaware  Water  Gap,  Pa.   (W.  Ridgway) 156 

Dumb  Asylum  445 

Eagle  on  Rock   (Wood)    64 

■"Enterprise"   and  "Boxer"    496 

Erie  Canal  at  Buffalo  (R.  S.)    232 

Fairmount  Water  Works   (Clews)    109 

Fayette  the  Nation's  Guest    497 

Fishkill,   Hudson,  near   (Clews)    in 

Fishkiil,  Hudson  River.  From   (Clews)    no 

Fishkill,  Hudson  River.  Near  (E.  W.  &  S. )    54 

Fort    Conanicut    (Jackson)     268 

Fort  Edward,  Hudson   (Clews)    112 

Fort  Hamilton  (M.  V.  &  Co. )    326 

Fort  Hamilton,  The  Narrows   424 

Fort  Hamilton.  The  Narrows  from  (Godwin)    295 


INDEX. 


Fort  Hamilton,  The  Narrows  from  (W.  Ridgway)   158 

Fort  Hudson.  N.  Y.  (Yellow)   425 

Fort  Millir,  Hudson,  Near  (Clews)    113 

Fort  Montgomorj',  Hudson   (Clews)    ii4 

Fort  Niagara   426 

Fort  Ticoneroga,  N.  Y.    ( Jackson)    269 

Franklin   (Flying  Kite )    427 

Franklin  Industries    549 

Franklin's    j\Iaxims    531-542 

Franklin's  Proverbs   543-54° 

Fulton's  Steamboat  (?)    428 

Hadley's  Falls,  Hudson  (Clews)    Ii5 

Harper's  Ferry   (Adams)    239 

Harper's  Ferry,  from  Potomac  Side   ( W.  Ridgway)    I57 

Harrison,  W.  H.   (Log  Cabin )    429 

Harrison,  W.  H.  (Log  Cabin)   498-502,  552 

Harrison,  W.   H.    (Tams)    320 

Hartford,  Ct.  (Jackson)   270 

Harvard  College  43° 

Harvard  College  (E.  W.  &  S. )    55 

Harvard  Hall,  Mass.   (Jackson)    271 

Hudson  City   (C.  M.)    .303 

Hudson,  Hudson  River   (Clews)    116 

Hudson,  Hudson  River,  near   (Clews)    117 

Hudson  River,  View  on   (Clews)    118 

Hull 461 

Humphreys,  U.  S.  ( Adams)   241 

Jackson.  "Hero  of  New  Orleans"    (Wood ) 4t'3.  503 

Jackson,  Major-General  Andrew   (Bust)    462.  504 

Jessup's  Landing,  Hudson  River,  near  (Clews) 119 

Jones,  Captain 464.  505 

Jordan,  Residence  of  the  Late  Richard   (T.  H.  &  Co.)    314 

Juniata.  Headwaters  of  (Adams)    240 

Kosciusko's  Tomb  (C.  C.)    334 

Lafayette    (Bust   and   Long  Inscription — Auvergne)    469 

Lafayette    (Bust),  Embossed  Border   470 

Lafayette  (Reverse,  Cornwallis)   5^7 

Lafayette  and  Washington    (Raised   Border)     471 

Lafayette  and  Washington   (Raised  and  Splotched  Border)    472 

Lafayette,  "Welcome  L.,  the  Nation's  Guest"   506 

Lake  George  (Adams)    242 

Lake  George    ( Tackson)    272 

Lawrence  and  Decatur 508 

Lawrence,  "Don't  Surrender  the  Ship"   509 

Lexington,  Tran.sylvania  University  (E.  W.  &  S.) 61 

Little  Falls,  Aqueduct  Bridge 43' 


INDEX.  213 


Little  Falls  at  Luzerne,  Hudson  River  (Clews)    121 

Little  Falls,   Mohawk  River   (Jackson)    273 

Little  Falls,  N.  Y.  (CM.)    304 

Little  Falls,  N.  Y.  (M.  V.  &  Co.)   327 

Log  Cabin  (J.  Ridgway) 149-151 

Lovejoy,  1837 421 

"Macedonian"    51 1 

MacDonough's  Victorv  on  Lake  Champlain  510 

Madison,   1815   .' 512 

Merchants'  Exchange,  New  York  (Burnino-)    434 

Merchants'  Exchange.  New  York  (Ruins)   435 

Meredith  (C.  C.)    335 

Monterev   (J.   H.  &  Co. )    316 

Monte  Video,  Ct.  (Adams)   243 

Monte  Video,  Hartford   (Jackson)    274 

Montreal   (Davenport)    299 

Moral    Maxims    (Clews)     55° 

Mormon   43^ 

Mount  Vernon    (J\Lan  and   Horse)    433 

Mount  Vernon  (M.  V.  &  Co.)   324 

Mount  Vernon,  Seat  of  Washington   432 

Natural  Bridge,  Va.  (E.  W.  &  S.)   56 

Newlnirg,  Hudson   (Clews)    122 

Newburg,  Hudson,  View  from  Ruggles  House   (W.  Ridgway)....  162 

Newburg,  N.  Y.  (Jackson)   275 

New   Haven,   Conn.    (Jackson)    276 

New  Haven,  Yale  College   (Jackson)    277 

New  Orleans,  Old  Cathedral    437 

New  Orleans    (R.   S.)    233 

New  York  (Adams)   244,  249 

New  York,  Battery 438 

New  York,  Battery  (Jackson)    278 

New   York,   Castle   Garden    (Jackson)     279 

New  York,  City  Hall   (C.  M.)    305 

New  York,  City  Hall   (Jackson)    280 

New  York,  Coenties  Slip   439 

New  York  from  Staten  Island  (E.  W.  &  S.)    57 

New  York  from  the  Bay  (Clews)    124 

New  York  from  Weehawken   440 

New  York,  Hudson    (Clews)    123 

Niagara    44i 

Niagara  Falls  (Adams)    237 

Niagara  Falls  (E.  W.  &  S.)    58 

Niagara  Falls  (Large  House)    M2 

Niagara,  Fort  (Adams)    238 

Odd  Fellows   (1845)    51.' 

Ontario  Lake  Scenery   ( J.  H.  &  Co.)    3i5 


214  INDEX. 


Peace,   Plenty   and   Independence    514 

Peekskill  Landing,  Hudson   (W.  Ridgway)    159 

Penn's  Treaty   443 

Penn's  Treaty  (T.  G.)    308-313 

Pennsylvania  (K.  E.  &  Co.)    444 

Perry  (Bust)   465 

Perry  (Full  Length)   466 

Perry  (Inscription)    467 

Perry,   O.   H.,   Esq 515 

Perry's  Victory,   Second  View  of    516 

Philadelphia,  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum   (Jackson)    281 

Philadelphia,  Dumb  Asylum  445 

Philadelphia,  Fairmount  Water  Works    (Clews)    109 

Philadelphia,  Fairmount  Water  Works   (E.  W.  &  S.) 53 

Philadelphia,   Girard's   Bank    (Jackson)     282 

Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  Hospital  ( W.  Ridgwav )    160 

Philadelphia,  Schuylkill  Water  Works  (C.  M.).  ..' 306 

Philadelphia,  Schuylkill  Water  Works  (Godwin)    "296 

Philadelphia,  The  Race  Bridge  (Jackson )    283 

Philadelphia,  The  Water  Works   (Jackson)    284 

Pike  468,  517 

Pittsburg,  "Home"  and  "Lark"  Boats   (Clews)    126 

Pittsburg,  "Pennsylvania"   Boat    (Clews)    125 

Port  Putnam,  Hudson,  View  from   (W.  Ridgway )    161 

Richmond.  Court  House  (Jackson)    285 

Richmond,  Va.,   At    (Jackson)    286 

Sacandaga  and  Hudson.  Junction  of  (Clews)    120 

Sandy  Hill,  Hudson  (Clews)    127 

Saugerties.  Iron  Works   (Jackson)    287 

Shannondale  Springs,   Va.    (Adams)    246 

Shannondale  Springs,  Va.  (Jackson)   288 

Shipping  Port  on  the  Ohio,  Ky.   (E.  W.  &  S.)    60 

Skenectady,  Mohawk  River  (Adams)   245 

Skenectady.  N.  Y.  (Jackson)    289 

Soldiers   ("By  Virtue  and  Valor")    518 

States   (Wedgwood)    446 

''Texian  Campaign"  (J.  B. )    329 

Trenton  Falls  (E.  W.  &  S.)    62 

Troy,  Hudson  (Clews)  127 

Undercliff  near  Cold  Spring  (  W.  Ridgway)   166 

"United  States"  and  "Macedonian"   519 

Utica  (CM.)    307 

Utica,  N.  Y 44^8 

Utica,  N.  Y.   (Godwin )    297 

Valley  of  Shenandoah,   from  Jefferson's  Rock   (W.   Ridgway)    ....  163 

Virginia  ( Monmncnt )   449 


INDEX.  215 


Washington  and  Lafayette  "First  in  War."  etc 520 

Washington    (Bust,   Military   Hat)    522 

Washington   (French  Portrait) 551 

Washington   (Urn  Bearing  Name)    457 

Washington.  Capitol    451 

Washington,  Capitol   ( C.  C. )    ^;i6 

Washnigton.  Capitol   (E.  W.  &  S.)    63 

Washington,   Capitol    (Godwin)    298 

Washington.  Capitol   (J.  Rideway)    153 

Washington.  Capitol   ( W.  Ridgway)    165 

Washington  Crossing  the  Delaware  453 

Washington,  Executive  Mansion  450 

"Washington   His   Country's  Father"    521 

Washington  Memorial  (Red  and  Green)    455. 

Washington,  Monument  ( "Sacred  to  the  Memory") 454 

Washington,   President's  House    (Jackson)    290 

Washington's  Tomb,   Mt.   Vernon    ("Catskill   Moss")    3^6y2 

Washington's  Tomb,  }*It.  Vernon  (M.  V.  &  Co.) .328 

Washington  Vase  456 

Washington,    White    House    452 

"Wasp"    and   "Frolic"    523 

"Wasp"  and  "Reindeer"    524 

West  Point,  Hudson   (Clews)    129 

West  Point,   Military  School    (  Adams)    247 

White  House  (M.  V.  &  Co.)   322 

White  Mountains,  N.  H.   (Adams)    248 

White  Sulphur  Springs,  Delaware,  Ohio   (Jackson)    291 

Wilkes  Barre,  Vale  of  Wyoming   (  W.   Ridgway )    164 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


(Numbers  Indicate   Page.) 


''American  Cities  and  Scenery"  Series  (  C.  ^I. )    102 

B.,  B.  &  B 128 

"Beauties  of  America"  Series  (Ridgway)    57 

Biblical  Designs 14S-159 

Border  Designs  (dark  blue  marked*)  : 

'^I.     Sea  Shells.     Type  a.     Irregular  Center  (Wood) 30 

Type  b.     Circular  Center  (Wood)    31 

*II.     Wreath  of  Large  Flowers  (Wood)    34 

*III.     Iris,  Hollyhock  and  Grapes  (Wood)    35 

IV.     Fruits  and  Flowers  (E.  W.  &  S.) 39 

*V.     Scrolls  and  Flowers  (A.  Stevenson)   40 

*VI.     Wreath  of  Small  Flowers  (A.  Stevenson )   42 

*VII.     Large  Roses  and  other  Flowers  and  Scrolls  (A.  Steven- 
son)     42 

VIII.     Birds  and  Flowers  (  Clews  )    48 

*IX.     Rose  Leaf  Medallions  (Ridgway )    57 

X.     Large  and  Small  Stars   (J.  Ridgway) 65 

*XI.     Flowers,   Scrolls  and  Eagles   (Stubbs) TZ 

*XII.     Foliage  of  Trees  (Tams)   76 

*XIII.     Sprays  of  Trumpet  Flowers  and  Stars  (Mayer) 79 

=^XIV.     Oak  Leaves  and  Acorns  (R.  S.  W.)   82 

*XV.     Vine  Leaves  (R.  Stevenson)    84 

XVI.     "Lace  Border"  (R.  S.)    86 

XVII.     Roses  in  Baskets  (Adams)    89 

XVIII.     Animal  Medallions  and  Roses  (Adams)   92 

*XIX.     Floral  Design   (Rogers)    94 

XX.     Floral  Design   (Jackson)    95 

XXI.     Convolvulus  and  Nasturtium    (Godwin)    99 

XXII.     Chickweed  (Meigh) 102 

XXIII.  Stencil  Design,  Diamond  Figures  (T.  G.)    105 

XXIV.  Steamboat  Medallions    (Edwards)    108 

XXV.     Medallions,  with  Arms  of  States   (Mellor,  Venables  & 

Co.)   Ill 

XXVI.     ••Catskill  Moss,"  in  Patches  (C.  C.)   113 

*XXVII.     Large  Flowers,  Four  Groups,  Two  Sorts  116 

*XXVIII.     Fruits  and  Flowers 1 19 

*XXIX.     Fruits.  Flowers  and  Sheik  (  Franklin's  Morals) 143 


2i8  INDEX. 

Brown- Westhead.  Moore  &  Co 67 

Canadian  Views  (Wood)  Zl 

"Catskill  Moss"  Series  {C  Q.^   113 

Centennial  Designs 159-161 

Ceramic  Printing  in  the  U.  S 174 

■"Columbian  Star"   ( Ridgway)    65 

"Columbian  Star''  (Regout)    147 

Creil,  France 147 

Directorj-  of  Collectors  188 

Directory  of  Dealers  203 

Don  Quixote  Designs  (Clews)  54,  55 

"Drama"   Designs    (Rogers)    94 

Dutch  Designs 147 

English  Views  169 

Exchange  of  Duplicates  182 

Forgeries  of  Anglo-American  Designs 183 

Franklin  ( Statuette) ,  by  Wood 30 

Franklin's  Industries  145 

Franklin's  Maxims 144,  146 

Franklin's  Morals  (Dark  Blue)  143.  144 

Franklin's  Proverbs  145,   146 

French    Designs    147 

French  Views  (Wood)   35 

Greenfield,  J.,  New  York 45 

Hill  &  Henderson,  New  Orleans 144 

Italian  A'iews  (Wood)    37 

Jones,  McDuffee  &  Stratton  Qu 162 

Liverpool  Ware 6 

Log  Cabin  (Ridgway)   65 

Log  Cabin  (Regout)   I47 

^Manufacturers  of  American  Views: 

Adams,  William 87,  88 

Adams,  W.  &  Sons 89-93,  152 

Bodley,  E.  F.,  &  Co 130 

Bourne,  Nixon  &  Co I35 

C.  C. 113 

Clews,  James  &  Ralph 43-55.  i^i,  146 

C.  M 102,  103 

Copeland,  W.  T.,  &  Sons 146 

Davenport  &  Co 100-102,  136 

Edwards,  J.  &  T 108 

E.  W.  &S 38.39 

F.  M.  &  Co 112 

Geddes,  John    83 

G.  L.  A.  &  Bro 112 

Godwin,  Thomas 99.  100 


INDEX.  219 


Green,    Thomas    104-106 

Hammersley,  R I3- 

Heath,  Joseph.  &  Co 106,  107 

Jackson,  J.  &  J 95-99,  15^ 

J.  B 112 

J.  H.  &  Co 106.  log 

J.  R 62-67 

K.  E.  &  Co 133 

Mayer,   Thomas    78-81 

Meakin.  J.  &  G I45,  152 

Meigh,  Charles 102,  103 

Mellor,  Vcnables  &  Co in,  112 

Phillips,  E.  &  G 94 

Pratt,  F.  &  R.,  &  Co 161 

Regout,  Petrus 147,  151 

Ridgway,  J.  &  W SS-61 

Ridgway,  John  62-67,  152 

Ridgway,  Wm 68-70,  152 

Rogers  94 

R.  S 84-86,  149 

R.  S.  W 81-83,  123-126 

Stevenson,  A 39-42,  121-123 

Stevenson,  R 84-86,  149 

Stevenson  (R.)  &  Williams  83,  124-127 

Stoke,  Oliver 128 

Stubbs,  Joseph 70-75 

Tams,  Anderson  &  Tams ^(i 

Tams,  John   108-1 10 

Tams,  S.,  &  Co "J^,  77 

T.  F.  &  Co 112 

T.  G T04-106 

Twigg,  J.,  &  Co 133 

W.  A.  &  S 87-93 

Williams,  R.  Stevenson  & 83.  124-127 

Wood,  Enoch   3°,  136 

Wood,  Enoch,  &  Sons 30-38.  148,  149 

W.  R.  &  Co 68-70 

Manufacturers  of  Scriptural  Designs  : 

Adams  152 

Dillon 156 

Jackson,  J.  &  J 152 

K.  E.  B 150 

Mason,  C  J.  &  Co 151 

Meakin,  J.  &  G 152 

R.  S 149 

Ridgway,  John   152 

Ridgway,  William 152 

R.  W.  &  B 154 

Wood.  Enoch,  &  Sons 148,  I49 


INDEX. 


Maestricht,  Holland M".  I5i 

Minton  &  Co i66 

Miscellaneous  American  Designs   (other  than  English) 147 

Miscellaneous  Foreign  Views I73 

Miscellaneous  Designs  ( Dark  Blue )   128,  138,  139 

Miscellaneous  Designs  (Various  Colors)    129-136,  140-143 

Moral  Maxims 146 

Modern  Designs  (Dark  Blue)   162 

Morton,  Peter,  Hartford  36.  128 

"Picturesque  Views"   (Clews)    4^ 

Portrait  Plates  (Dark  Blue)   121-127 

Portrait  Plates   (Black,  etc.)    136-138 

Ridgway,  E.  A 68 

Regout,  Petrus I47,  I5i 

Scriptural  Designs    148-159 

Staffordshire  Pottery 26 

Syntax  Designs  (Clews)   52,  53 

Taylor,  H.  P.  &  \\'.  C 136 

Unknown  Makers  (Dark  Blue  Designs)    1 14-120 

Unknown  Makers  (Designs  Various  Colors) 129-136 

Wall,  W.  G 39-42 

Washington  ( French )   147 

Washington  ( Statuette  ) ,  by  Wood 30 

Wedgwood     446 

Wilkie  Designs  (Clews)  S3,  54 

Winklev,  Henry,  New  York  62 

Wood  &  Caldwell  28 

Wood,  Thomas  F 28 

Wright,  Tvndale  &  van  Roden   166 


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industry  until  the  present  day,  marked  by  the  production  of  the  Libbey 
cut  glass  and  the  Tiftany  Favrile  glassware." — 77/e  bulr-pendeut,  X.  \'. 


"Tiie  bird's-eye  view  that  is  presented  for  the  reader's  consideration 
sliows  the  tentative  beginnings  in  the  Virginia  woods,  and  presents  and 
tabulates  something  of  its  evolution,  until  the  delightful  little  volume 
closes  with  a  flashlight  picture  ot  the  art  as  it  is  to-day,  at  the  close  of 
tlie  nineteenth  century." — The  Jhooklvn  Citizen. 


A  HAiKDBOOK  FOR  COLLECTORS 
OF    OLD    CLASS    BOTTLES 


EDWIN   A.  BARBER,  West   Chester,    Fa. 


AD\'ERTISEMEXTS. 


Old    Crockery     Restored 

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Soon  to  Appear 

A  Book  of  Marks 

on  American  Pottery 

and  Porcelain 


With  Facsimiles  of  nearly  looo 
Different  Marks  and  Monojjrams 
used  by  American  Potters,  be- 
tween 1770  and  190 1. 


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WEST  CHESTER,   PA. 


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The  Pennsylvania  German  Potters 

A  BOOK  describing  tlie  earliest  Decorated  Pottery  of  the 
United    States,     embellished    with     tigures    of    Men, 
Animals.  Birds,  Tulips  and  Quaint  Inscriptions.     The 
most   curious  and  interesting  phase  of   the  Potter's  Art  in 
America,  covering  the  period  between  1730  and  1850.     Pro- 
fusely illustrated. 


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PENNSYLyANlA  MUSEUM  AND  SCHOOL  OF  INDUSTRIAL 
ART.  Philadelphia. 


By    HDWIN    ATLEE    BARBER 


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